After dealing with this mess, Lan Shuang felt physically and mentally exhausted. After saying everything she needed to say and making all the arrangements, she walked out along the corridor alone.
The emperor is accompanied by the eldest princess, and it is estimated that he will not be able to come out for a while.
Lan Shuang walked around aimlessly, and soon left the palace complex and came to a secluded garden.
She suddenly looked up and saw that the red plum blossoms in the garden were in full bloom. Amidst the darkness covering the sky and the ground, the red was extremely beautiful.
Lan Shuang was startled, and by the time she reacted, she had already pushed the door open and walked in.
The plum garden is full of red plum blossoms. From a distance, dots of red appear on the dry brown branches, showing infinite vitality in the harsh winter.
This is the favorite flower of the late queen. The plum garden was also built for the late queen. It was specially built by order of the old emperor when he was in love with her, just to wait for a heavy snow and see the red plum blossoms weighing down the branches.
But their original wish was that they would grow old together, but halfway through, the late queen was deposed because of jealousy and witchcraft. Unable to bear such an insult, the late queen hanged herself. The old emperor was furious and forbade anyone to mention the late queen again.
Over time, this plum garden was abandoned.
Lan Shuang hadn't expected to come here, but now that she was here, it would be a shame not to take a good look around at such a beautiful scenery.
She walked forward casually on the thick snow with the palace lantern in hand. No one cleaned the snow here, and the path was obscured by the snow, making it impossible to tell east, west, south, or north. Lan Shuang didn't care, and just walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, listening to the "crunching" sound of the snow, and her mood gradually became lighter.
Just then, a branch of red plum blossom stretched out in front of her, its petals spread out wantonly, with a faint fragrance. Some snow from the previous few days had accumulated on the stamens, weighing the flowers down.
She held the lantern in one hand and gently brushed the snow off the flowers with the other. The wind blew a corner of her cloak, revealing the red flying fish dress underneath.
From a distance, it looks like the plum blossoms have become immortals.
The fifth prince walked to the corner and watched this scene. He couldn't help but hold his breath. He looked at Lan Shuang's smiling face and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Why didn’t he realize that Jiu Qian Sui was so beautiful before?
I do think she is pretty, but that is the prettyness that comes from being in power, not like she is now, untainted by the mundane world, pure and clean.
My heart was in turmoil, and my feet were also in turmoil, making a little noise when I stepped on the snow.
Lan Shuang turned around and saw the Fifth Prince. The Fifth Prince froze and paused, but still took two steps forward with a smile on his face. "I didn't expect to meet the Ninth Thousand Year Old here. We are really destined to meet."
"This place is so small, we can always meet each other if we want to." Lan Shuang didn't expose him. She let go of the plum branch and asked calmly, "Why didn't the Fifth Prince go back? What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
The Fifth Prince was silent for a moment, then slowly walked out of the plum forest and stood in front of Lan Shuang with a complicated expression. "A Shuang, I was careless last time. I didn't expect they would put drugs in the wine. I only found out after asking. I wanted to apologize to you at the time, but the people in the Princess's Mansion wouldn't let me in, and I couldn't force my way in..."
He carefully observed Lan Shuang's expression. Seeing that her face remained unchanged from beginning to end, he couldn't help but panic. His voice became even softer. "I came to you later, but you refused to see me. Ah Shuang, are you still angry with me?"
Lan Shuang looked at him curiously: "Why do you think I'm angry with you?"
The fifth prince pursed his lips, as if he had made up his mind, and reached out to grab Lan Shuang's hand.
Lan Shuang couldn't dodge the hand holding the palace lantern, so she frowned, with a hint of annoyance in her eyes.
Just as the Fifth Prince was about to catch them, a laugh came from far away, "Wow, it's quite lively here! How could such a small Plum Garden hide two such huge Buddha statues?"
Hearing the voice, the fifth prince frowned and turned around with a bad look. He saw the eldest princess walking quickly towards him with two guards. When they came to him, they bumped into him, causing him to stagger.
Jiang Mu took Lan Shuang's hand and pulled her into his arms.
Lan Shuang looked at the person who suddenly appeared and raised an eyebrow: "This plum garden has good feng shui. It even attracted His Highness here. It shows that it is a treasured place."
"You heartless little thing, I came here to find you. Who else would walk here in the middle of the night?"
Jiang Mu glared at her, then tightened his grip on her hand and whispered, "Why is it so cold?"
Lan Shuang: "It's normal. I was walking around outside for a while, so I'm probably cold."
Jiang Mu didn't say anything, but his eyes looked a little speechless, as if he was helpless about her words. He opened his cloak and took her in. He grabbed Lan Shuang's hand and put it on his waist and said, "It's hot here, hold me."
Lan Shuang leaned in front of him, stunned for a moment, then silently moved her head to his shoulder.
It's peaceful, brother. You can't give up on disguise just because you're wearing thick clothes in winter!
Jiang Mu noticed her little action and a faint smile appeared in his eyes, but when he saw the stunned Fifth Prince, the smile froze instantly, and the Fifth Prince shivered with cold.
The princess's eyes are so scary!
No, what are they doing?
The Fifth Prince reacted suddenly and rushed over to pull the two apart, "Royal Sister, it's not okay for you to pull the Ninth Prince, right?"
Jiang Mu took Lan Shuang's palace lantern and held it across in front of the Fifth Prince, successfully stopping him three steps away.
She looked at the Fifth Prince coldly, and said with a half-smile, "This should be said by me. Were you trying to grab her hand? You're a grown man, and you think it's nice to pull the Ninth Prince around? Don't you have any manliness?"
"I do have something to say to Ah Shuang." The Fifth Prince looked at Lan Shuang unwillingly, "Ah Shuang, I was wrong last time. I know I was wrong. Can you please stop ignoring me?"
The corny Lan Shuang shuddered.
Jiang Mu pulled at his cloak and hugged her tighter, putting one arm around her waist to hold her close to him.
Lan Shuang wanted to turn around and say something, but Jiang Mu was already impatient. She threw the palace lantern at the Fifth Prince. The Fifth Prince quickly dodged and looked at her in surprise, but the next moment he saw Jiang Mu pinching Lan Shuang's jaw, forcing her to raise her head, and then he lowered his eyes and kissed her.
The fifth prince: “!”
Lan Shuang was also stunned. She didn't expect Jiang Mu to be so bold!
Jiang Mu bit her lips lightly, as if he was dissatisfied with her inattention.
Lan Shuang was at a loss for words. As soon as she opened her mouth to speak, her defenses were breached.
Jiang Mu's kiss was not deep. He had no habit of performing in front of outsiders, and he didn't want others to see Lan Shuang's seductive look, so he just kissed her lightly. He clasped Lan Shuang's neck tightly with his big hands, pressed her on his shoulders, and looked at the Fifth Prince with a warning look.
"You think I don't know about your little tricks? Look carefully, this person belongs to me. The coveted one is like this lamp."
He glanced at the broken palace lantern that had fallen to the ground. The orange-yellow flames burned through the paper cover and burned quietly on the snow.
The leaping and flamboyant flames illuminated Jiang Mu's face, and his bottomless eyes were frightening.
The fifth prince took two steps back in disbelief.
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