Restoration 2
X didn't have as many worries as Yuan Le. He ate well and slept well every day, and his complexion soon recovered, and his overall condition became better.
He grew up spoiled at home. Because of his fate that he would not live past the age of eighteen, Governor Yuan and his wife always doted on him. As a result, he became a bit spoiled, naive, romantic and ignorant of the ways of the world.
He also looks very childish. He is sixteen years old, but the baby fat on his face has not gone away. His pair of lively cat-like eyes are big and round, and he has an innocent feeling when looking at people.
After recovering his complexion, Yuan Le looked fair and tender, and had a particularly well-behaved look. In addition, X was not as timid as his original self, who always wanted to hide himself and shivered from communicating with others. Instead, he was generous and liked to chat with all the sisters. He was also well-behaved and had a bright smile on his face when he met anyone. Even the housekeeper was happy to look at him twice.
However, although he handled his interpersonal relationships well, Yuan Le did not dare to be too high-profile. He still remembered his original body's thoughts, so naturally he would not go too far against his character.
Moreover, although the concubines in Chuxiu Palace are not very old, some of them are inevitably scheming. It would be troublesome if they were too high-profile and were targeted.
So during the past half month, although Yuan Le greeted everyone with a smile, he would not cross the line. In addition, he just stayed at Chuxiu Palace and lived a lazy life, unlike other concubines who went out to wander around every day. Therefore, no one felt that he was a threat. On the contrary, because of his good interpersonal relationships, concubines often came to share their girlish thoughts with him, and even asked him for advice.
It was a very good day, and it was spring with flowers blooming. Yuan Le moved a lounge chair to the flower tree in the yard to bask in the sun. After a while, a little girl came over and quietly stood beside Yuan Le, looking at him.
The little girl is the legitimate daughter of a local county magistrate. Her status is similar to Yuan Le's, so she often comes to see Yuan Le.
She looked at the girl lying under the blossoming tree. The sunlight filtered through the tree, casting mottled shadows on her body. Her little face was the size of a palm, yet tender and plump with two lumps of baby fat. It was white with a hint of pink, and looked like the wrapper of a Yuanxiao dumpling filled with peach blossom filling, making people want to pinch it.
Thinking of this, she really pinched it...
Yuan Le's long eyelashes trembled twice, then slowly opened, revealing a pair of confused and innocent eyes.
The little girl put her hands behind her back guiltily and watched a pitiful red mark appear on the boy's fair cheek.
"Sister Qiu'er." Yuan Le sat up and called her softly, then raised his hand and touched his cheek. He seemed to not understand what was happening, and only felt a slight pain in his cheek.
"Did a bug bite me?"
Qiu'er's eyes dodged twice, but she replied firmly after hearing what he said, "Yes, there were bugs, I chased them away for you."
The little Yuanxiao dumpling smiled sweetly at her, "Thank you, Sister Qiu'er."
The little girl named Qiu'er was filled with guilt... Yuan Le was so naive, she was a silly beauty.
After taking advantage of the pretty sister, Qiu'er finally remembered her main purpose. She pulled Yuan Le up and asked him to go back to the house with her to pick out clothes and accessories. "Hurry up, help me pick out some clothes today so I can wear them tomorrow when I go to appreciate the flowers with my sisters."
In fact, the main purpose is to share it with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I heard that the Queen has scheduled a Spring Banquet, and she will help His Royal Highness find a suitable concubine at the Spring Banquet tomorrow.
This group of beautiful girls can also participate. Even if they can't get the status of Crown Princess, it would not be bad to get the status of concubine or imperial concubine.
Although there are many rules in the palace, the concubines are still considered ladies at the moment and do not need to wear uniform clothes. They can wear the gorgeous clothes and jewelry they bring with them, as long as they do not violate the taboos of the nobles.
Yuan Le had heard the housekeeper talk about the Spring Banquet, but he had never taken it seriously, so even at the last minute, he had no plans to prepare anything.
The other concubines breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this. After all, Yuan Le was handsome. Although he had not fully grown up yet, it was not difficult to see that he was a beauty.
A beauty without ambition poses much less threat. Everyone is happy with her lazy status, so no one takes the initiative to invite her to the Spring Banquet.
Qiu'er is different. She has a low status and a poor family background, so she can only form a group with Yuan Le. That's why she took the initiative to find Yuan Le.
Her thoughts were very simple. Yuan Le didn't like to dress up, so even if he attended the Spring Banquet with her tomorrow, he would definitely not be as good as her. She was still very confident in her appearance.
It would be best to dress Yuan Le up in a more casual way and take her out, which would also highlight her beauty.
Yuan Le blinked and nodded slowly, looking a little dazed.
In his heart, X saw Qiu'er's plan clearly.
Qiu'er's idea is actually feasible. The only problem is that Yuan Le seems a little unusual...
The next day.
The Spring Banquet officially begins.
Before going out, Qiu'er was worried about the style of a hairpin, which delayed her for a while before she went out. Finally, she dragged Yuan Le and hurried to the imperial garden.
She was indeed dressed brightly today, and being a little late was not a big deal, and it would make it easier for her to attract other people's attention.
Yuan Le beside her was much more ordinary. She was wearing a plain light green dress, her hair was simply braided, and she had a veil on her face. She looked even worse than a palace maid.
After a brief introduction of their identities, the girls were allowed to enjoy the flowers.
In addition to the wives and daughters of officials, there were also some young men and princes of marriageable age who came to attend the spring banquet. To put it bluntly, it was a huge blind date banquet. The male and female guests were separated by a lake. If there were any who were attracted to each other, they would go together to appreciate the flowers in a short while.
Qiu'er and most of the women's target was the prince, and since the prince had not yet arrived, they refused to go and appreciate the flowers.
Yuan Lezhi was not here, he wanted to go to the garden to have tea and snacks.
After telling Qiu'er about this, she let him go with a look of disgust. "Go away, you only know how to eat. I wonder what you'll do in the future, you stupid guy."
It’s not that I’m really worried about his future, otherwise I wouldn’t let go so easily.
Yuan Le smiled and said a few perfunctory words, then quickly slipped away.
Moving to the more spacious garden at the back, there were fewer people to see, and Yuan Le felt more at ease.
He deliberately found a secluded corner. The view was not good. Although there were many flower walls, they blocked the view. It was estimated that not many people would come back... But there was a pavilion with a bench on it, which was perfect for him to lie down!
Yuan Le walked up to the pavilion and found that there were snacks on the stone table! He knew that the palace had good welfare, and nobles and masters often passed by the pavilion to rest, and snacks would be placed there, and replaced every few hours. But he didn't expect that such a remote resting place would also have snacks!
If no one else comes, can he eat?
He leaned over, bent down, and put his nose on it like a kitten to sniff, and then his eyes lit up... It smelled so good, it must have been served not long ago.
Snacks should be eaten while hot; it's not good if they're cold.
Besides, he is a young master, so it’s okay for him to have a snack.
Yuan Le picked up a piece, lifted the veil, and was about to put it in his mouth when he suddenly heard a voice from not far away -
"Your Highness? Why are you still here? The Queen is urging you to go to the front."
A warm and clear male voice sounded, "No hurry, I'll go later."
The sound seemed to be getting closer. Yuan Le didn't know what he was thinking. He panicked and put the flower-shaped pastry in his hand back on the plate. Then he slipped down the other side of the pavilion and hid behind the flower wall. He didn't dare to say a word.
After a while, a man in a white robe walked up to the pavilion, followed by a nanny.
The man was handsome, with a bright moon and fresh breeze, and he exuded an indescribable nobility. However, his face looked a little pale, his lips were pale, and he looked a little sick.
But it was precisely because of this that the man seemed like an immortal above the nine heavens, with an unattainable aura, as if he was about to ascend to heaven at any time.
Without a doubt, Yuan Le guessed the man's identity.
The person that all the concubines were trying their best to get close to was in the pavilion five steps away from him, but Yuan Le was not surprised, but more terrified... His dream was to be an ordinary concubine or palace maid, and apply to leave the palace and return home when he turned eighteen. He didn't want to have anything to do with the big shots, and he was even afraid of contacting these big shots.
After all, the more contact he has, the easier it is for his secrets to be exposed.
Yuan Le thought about it and decided to sneak away and pretend that he had never been there...
He crouched down and retreated along the flower wall, only to find that there was a dead end behind him!
There was no other way, Yuan Le could only squat down again and continue to hide, hoping that the prince outside would leave quickly.
On this side, Chu Weilan had been paying attention to the rustling noise behind the flower wall, as if it was a kitten that had accidentally come in and was scared and hid away.
Next to him, the nanny who served the queen was still persuading him to go outside to attend the spring banquet.
After a while, Nanny Li noticed that the Crown Prince was absent-mindedly looking at the flower wall next to him... What was wrong with the flower wall? There weren't even a few flowers in bloom.
"Your Highness?"
Chu Weilan came back to her senses and chuckled at Nanny Li, "There seems to be a little guy hiding over there."
When Nanny Li heard this, her expression immediately became serious!
The people in the palace knew that the prince was here, but they did not come to see him and instead hid themselves on purpose. They probably had no good intentions.
Nanny Li stood up with great agility and rushed to the back of the flower wall. She saw Yuan Le squatting there stealthily. She walked over in two or three steps and grabbed him. "Who is hiding here? What's your intention?"
"No, no, I have no bad intentions! I am a good citizen." Yuan Le's arm was pulled, so he could only hold his head with one hand.
He was thin and didn't look like Li Ma, but being dragged like this, holding his head with one hand, looked a bit pitiful.
The pavilion was only a few steps away from them. Chu Weilan, sitting on the pavilion, could clearly hear the conversation between Nanny Li and the kitten.
When Chu Weilan heard the little thing say that he was a "good citizen", he couldn't help but laugh.
"Who are you?" At this moment, Nanny Li had already pulled the person in front of him.
Yuan Le was familiar with the basic etiquette in the palace. Now that he was standing in front of the prince, he was afraid of being punished, so he knelt down in front of the man, tremblingly shouted auspicious words, and then began to answer the prince's questions.
"Slave, I am Yuan Le, a concubine from Chuxiu Palace. I came here accidentally."
He didn't know what to say or what not to say, so he only dared to report basic information.
"Look up." The prince ordered.
Yuan Le raised his head and saw Chu Weilan reaching out and taking a piece of dessert from the dessert plate in front of him.
Yuan Le:!
That seemed to be the piece he almost ate!
At this moment, Yuan Le also realized why there was a plate of freshly made exquisite pastries in such a remote pavilion!
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