That's how summer is; just moments ago there was thunder and rain, as if it were about to mercilessly destroy this vast and boundless land.
However, after the rain stopped, the mountain breeze was gentle, the sky was clear and the air was so clean that there wasn't a single speck of dust. The green grass was fragrant, the green leaves swayed, the mountain flowers were in full bloom, and it was cool and peaceful.
The valley was not wide and was full of weeds, especially along the stream where there were many thorns. Wearing cloth shoes, with glistening water droplets hanging on the grass and trees, Zhao Shu originally intended to walk to the stream to take a look, but found it difficult to move forward.
They could only watch helplessly as the clear stream flowed by, unable to even wash their hands.
Of course, when you see hollow bubbles, what are these thorns? What are these weeds? What are the water droplets on the grass?
None of them are obstacles anymore.
She remembered that when she was a child, Ah Jiu and she didn't have money to buy snacks, so they would walk a long way to the mountains to pick wild fruits to eat. Among them, hollow raspberries, wild strawberries, mountain strawberries, and goat milk fruit were her favorites. They were not only good for beauty and health, but also had medicinal properties.
In her previous life in Dayong, she had no idea that these things could be eaten. Later, in the orphanage, Ajiu told her that there was something called sour moss that could also be eaten, as it was good for the appetite and beauty.
After I went to university, I rarely ate them anymore. Now, seeing the wild fruits I used to eat, it's as if I can see the days when I was daring and audacious with Ajiu, raiding the mountains like a bandit king.
In her memory, hollow roses grew in the southern region and probably didn't exist in the capital, but she was truly delighted to see a few here.
She headed straight for the few wild fruits that looked like small red lanterns, startling Wei Tingsi. "There are many poisonous insects, be careful."
Having said that, he quickly walked in front of Zhao Shu to clear a path for her, but did not touch the few bright red hollow bubbles.
Clearly, he knew what it was.
"It's a pity there's too little. I can't take some to my father. He must have never tasted such good food before." Zhao Shu squatted in front of the hollow bubble tea, swallowing hard, as if she hadn't eaten in eight hundred years. All her ladylike manners and royal demeanor had long been forgotten.
Seeing her so obsessed with a few wild fruits, Wei Tingsi couldn't help but chuckle. "Shushu, have you eaten them?"
Zhao Shu didn't answer, but just grinned foolishly at her, then stared at the few small red lanterns, looking them over from left to right, as if considering how to bite them.
"Should I pick it off for you?" Wei Tingsi asked, amused.
Zhao Shu shook her head. "No, I want to move it back to the Prince's Mansion to grow, so I can eat it every year."
Weitingsi: ...
He stood up, glanced at Wei Tingsi, and his gaze fell on his sword. "May I borrow your sword?"
"Are you planning to dig it up right now?" It wasn't that Wei Tingsi was reluctant to part with his fine sword forged by a master craftsman, but if the master swordsmith knew, he would surely vomit blood. He could only pity him.
Zhao Shu smiled and shook her head, "Make a mark so no one can take it from me."
Upon hearing this, Wei Tingsi couldn't help but touch Zhao Shu's forehead. Her childish appearance was too cute. Over the years, he had never discovered that Zhao Shu had ever particularly liked anything. She seemed to be indifferent to most things and would just do them and then forget about them.
Unexpectedly, a wild fruit could bring out such an adorable expression in her, making her smile like an innocent child.
When I first met her, I never thought of her as an ordinary young woman. Seeing her being so childlike for the first time was quite refreshing.
Think back, when was the first time you met?
Yes, when she brought Prince Yong's petition to the Taihe Hall, Grand Secretary Li was acting strangely and had some opinions about the Crown Prince. Emperor Mingde was annoyed, and among all the civil and military officials in the court, only two or three people stood with him. In that dilemma, she handed the opportunity to Emperor Mingde.
I don't quite remember what she said back then, but I do remember her face, which was very childish but full of wisdom, with a touch of stubbornness and grievance.
When he was asked to discipline the soldiers of Prince Yong's mansion, he was surprised. He had thought that the Empress Dowager's pampered daughter would be terrified of him, but she said, "Lord Wei is a good official."
Perhaps it was the words that moved him, perhaps it was his curiosity about them, or perhaps it was the inexplicable trust in her eyes that made him feel special in her heart.
Curiosity born from attention, attention born from curiosity, and delight born from attention? He couldn't tell. Perhaps it was when Wang Jiyang said, "This little princess is quite interesting," or when he saw her new plan to manage the palace guards, or perhaps it was when he first saw her in the Taihe Hall that the feeling was deeply planted in his heart.
At that time, she was too young, so young that he dared not show even the slightest bit more concern. If he did, he would feel that it was too abnormal for him.
Before leaving the capital, he had someone send her a contact point, which was the greatest trust he could offer at the time, but she never used it. In Guanzhou, he gave her a token that allowed her to use Yipinju and Jiedaoge, which was his biggest trump card at the time, and she also never used it.
So he thought that Zhao Shu was not that special to him. Even so, he found many reasons to deceive himself that she was actually too young.
However, noble ladies of her age already knew how to give handkerchiefs when they were eight or nine years old.
She was too independent, too strong. She could do anything, dared to do anything, and did it all very well. She was as powerful as a glittering mountain of gold. No, that description is too vulgar. She was like a full moon that made all the stars pale in comparison, hanging high in the sky, something he longed to reach but could never quite reach.
Many times, he felt that he had made a very obvious decision. It was inappropriate for a woman to carry out the reform of the military garrison, as it would attract criticism. He had to leave the capital, so he asked Wang Jiyang to help her.
She was assassinated and forced to kneel. He wished he could take her place. Since the Marquis of Ningguo's family held military power, he feared she was no match for him, so he stripped the Marquis of Ningguo of his military power. As for the rest, he just wanted her to be happy.
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