After lunch, Helian Yu brought two plates of snacks, a pot of peach blossom wine and a pot of osmanthus wine.
"Try it. This is the peach blossom wine buried in Chunfangzhai and the osmanthus wine buried in Qiuyueyuan. It must be delicious!"
Helian Yu poured wine while greeting Chang Zuo.
Seeing how skilled Helian Yu was, Chang Zuo hurriedly stopped her and snatched the wine glass from her hand: "You can't drink."
"Why?" Helian Yu smiled but didn't smile. "This wine has a low alcohol content, why can't I drink it? Did Master say that?"
Chang Zuo groaned: "No. But I don't think you can drink."
Helian Yu was silent.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Helian Yu looked at Chang Zuo eagerly - eating cakes, drinking wine, and listening to his master's call.
Too comfortable.
In the mist-filled white jade pool, a ruddy young man was lying by the pool, and low moans escaped from his gorgeous lips, intermittently, with a mixture of pain and joy.
It was not until nightfall and after midnight that everything calmed down.
Xie Rangchen walked out of the bathroom in a neat and tidy manner, and as soon as he walked out, he saw Chang Zuo squatting outside with an expressionless face.
Xie Rangchen's eyes were filled with embarrassment and he was speechless for a moment.
Chang Zuo didn't notice Xie Rangchen's embarrassment. Seeing him come out safely, he nodded slightly, turned around, and jumped away, free and easy.
Xie Rangchen: “…”
We have to find a job for Chang Zuo and let him go out for a few days. - As August came, the six ministries of the court were busy with various important ceremonies. The Third Prince was on an expedition and had not returned yet, and the matter of conferring the title of King was irritating all parties all the time.
The most leisurely and comfortable person is Helian Yu.
"Just a little ice!"
"A little bit!"
"Not even a little bit!"
Helian Yu used all his strength to pull Xie Rangchen's clothes and act coquettishly.
"Master! I've been drinking medicine for a long time! I practice martial arts every day! I'm not weak at all! It's a hot summer day! Why don't you let me eat ice!!!"
Xie Rangchen held the pen and drew on the official document, and rejected Helianyu's request calmly: "If you feel hot, go to Chunfangzhai to study."
"Master~"
Helian Yu didn't give up and continued to pull his robe and act coquettishly.
There was a knock on the door, followed by the servant's voice.
"Sir, Miss, someone is coming from the palace."
Helian Yu and Xie Rangchen looked at each other and left the study.
When he reached the main hall, he saw Chang Hai with a smile on his face, approaching him respectfully.
Chang Hai bowed and said, "Greetings to the Imperial Master and Princess Zhaoyang. I am here on the orders of His Majesty to invite Your Highness to the palace."
Helian Yu's little brain raced, trying to guess what Helian Su wanted to talk to her about. There had been so many big and small things happening recently that she couldn't be sure for the moment.
"Wait a moment, I'm going to get something!"
Chang Hai: "His Majesty has instructed that if Your Highness is busy, you can finish the work at hand and enter the palace at twilight hour today."
"No hurry." Helian Yu's voice was much more cheerful before he ran out, "I'm going to get something!"
His back is brisk, his voice is lively, and he is full of vitality.
Xie Rangchen lowered his eyebrows slightly, then looked up at the maid who was serving tea: "Let's go and take a look."
Maid: "Yes."
On the other side, Helian Yu ran into Chunfangzhai and dug a hole under the blooming peach tree.
"Tsk~ So what if you don't let me drink~ I'll drink it secretly~ I'll drink it with ice~ I'll drink it on the way to the palace~"
The little pink figure arches its body under the peach tree, and the peach petals fall lightly, looking lively and beautiful.
"If a horse stumbles, Master can still predict the future—"
"Miss, are you digging peach blossom wine?"
Helian Yu's body stiffened, and the beautiful maid's face came in front of Helian Yu, smiling and gentle.
"Miss, shall I help you bury it again?"
When leaving Chunfangzhai, Helian Yu looked back every few steps. After washing his hands, Helian Yu returned to the main hall as if nothing had happened.
"Chang Hai, let's go." Helian Yu glanced at Xie Rangchen, "Master, sometimes it's not good to be too thoughtful. It will make you age quickly."
Xie Rangchen: “…”
Oh.
Chang Hai looked at Xie Rangchen sympathetically and prayed in his heart: After you have criticized the Imperial Master, please don't criticize His Majesty.
The ceremonial procession returned to the palace and was replaced with a sedan chair. With ice mirrors on both sides, the summer heat was not felt.
In the summer, many objects in the Hall of Mental Cultivation were replaced with blue and green colors, making it feel cooler and more peaceful.
Helian Yu followed Chang Hai into the inner hall and saw Helian Su practicing calligraphy at the table.
"Your Majesty, Princess Zhaoyang has arrived."
"Zhaoyang, come and take a look at my calligraphy."
Helian Su gave orders to Helian Yu without even raising his head.
Chang Hai took the initiative to lead the palace servants out of the palace, leaving the space for the father and daughter.
Helian Yu walked forward and saw three large characters written on the glittering brocade.
"Chu."
"Qin."
"Jin."
Helian Yu raised his eyelids slightly and looked at Helian Su's expression: "Is this the title given to my second brother and the others?"
"Yes. What do you think, Xiaoyuer?"
"Qi, Chu, Qin and Jin are equally respected, but Jin has more emperors, so the nobles have the upper hand. Does father want to give fourth brother hope?"
Helian Yu spoke bluntly, with a hint of anger in his eyes.
"Xiao Yu'er is smart." Helian Su laughed heartily, put down his pen, sat on the throne, and looked more serious. "It seems that the national teacher taught her very well."
"No." Helian Yu corrected with a stern face, "I am naturally intelligent, and Master is just the icing on the cake."
Helian Su did not refute, and his eyes were full of admiration: "I can pick up the dusty pearl, and my vision is not bad."
Helian Yu resisted the urge to roll his eyes and asked, "Father, if I were a fish eye, would you also abandon me so easily?"
As soon as I asked this question, the air suddenly became thinner.
Helian Yu could even smell the sound of air flowing, which became slower and more solid, enveloping her and scraping her like a blunt knife.
Helian Su chuckled: "Xiao Yu'er is the princess of Da Xia. How can I bear to abandon my princess?"
Helian Yu understood and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Father is really cruel."
Helian Su stretched out his hand and stroked the jade hairpin on Helian Yu's head. His deep eyes were particularly serious: "Isn't Xiao Yu'er the same?"
Helian Yu was speechless.
"Don't worry, Xiao Yu'er. If you haven't committed the crime of treason, none of your brothers and sisters will die. You are young, so you should leave a few familiar relatives with you to spend the rest of your life."
Helian Yu: "..."
Why does it sound less and less like good words the more I listen? No!
The old man has put the lives of Helian Sheng and others on her shoulders!
Old stuff!
asshole!
Helian Yu was so angry that her teeth itched. She walked forward angrily, stepped on Helian Sulong's boots with her brocade gold-threaded thick-soled shoes, and said fiercely: "That's your daughter and son! Why do you want me to protect them? Even if you protect them, you have to compensate me!"
Helian Su lazily supported his chin, chuckled, and took Helian Yu into his arms and put her on his lap: "What compensation do you want, Xiao Yu'er? How about giving you Tianyuan City next to Zhaoyang County as well?"
Helian Yu thought about it, then shook his head firmly: "No! Managing Zhaoyang County is tiring enough. Tianyuan City is a mixed bag, with many underworld forces. It's not easy to manage. What if I provoke someone and get hunted down by the underworld heroes? No!"
She wanted Zhaoyang County not to satisfy her so-called desire for ruling and control, but to have a safe place where she could create new things and try out new policies so that they could be implemented nationwide.
If she wanted to rule the county city, why didn't she just rebel and ascend the throne?
Anyway, she believed that the master would support her. Helian Yu blinked, and was a little confused. It seemed that the master was a little...helping the evil? She even suspected that if she stabbed him, he would hold the handle of the knife, teach her a lesson without any pain, and then die obediently.