They arrived so quickly!
Yuan Yao asked curiously, "What happened?"
Behind the black mist, the little guard's eyes were cold: "Imitation is futile."
Yuan Yao: "?"
To imitate someone poorly is like Dong Shi trying to imitate Xi Shi.
She understands this idiom.
But what does it mean when applied to Cheng Biyun?
Suddenly, a bright idea flashed through my mind.
"oh……"
Yuan Yao suddenly realized.
In her mind, Cheng Biyun's clothes from that afternoon flashed into view—that white dress.
That would be nothing short of a poor imitation!
What did Cheng Biyun do after she got back?
Yuan Yao was secretly excited: "How come she's just imitating Dong Shi?"
"Didn't you send a lot of roses to the Confucius Mansion's flower-viewing banquet today?" the little guard said. "After the banquet, those roses were collected and disposed of."
In the evening, Cheng Biyun's maid went and took away many roses.
Yuan Yao: "??"
She was surprised and puzzled: "And then?"
"Then, she cut the flower branches and used them for cuttings to grow seedlings." The little guard said calmly but with a hint of disdain, "She picked the flowers to make tea and take a bath."
Yuan Yao: "..."
This Cheng Biyun...
Today, she mentioned rose tea casually.
Unexpectedly, this Ms. Cheng has amazing execution skills!
Moreover, she is very smart and knows how to propagate by cuttings!
Cheng Biyun is not to be underestimated!
However, if she really wanted to take Kong Baiyan away, Yuan Yao would be happy to see it happen!
Yuan Yao said, "If she wants to plant roses, let her plant them! As long as she can make them survive."
Growing roses isn't a big deal.
Roses aren't exclusive to Qianhua Palace!
Such beautiful flowers, it would be wonderful if they could bloom all over the capital!
Who knows, one day, the rose might become the national flower of the Great Qi Dynasty...
Po Yue emerged from the shadows and said coldly, "That Miss Cheng is not kind-hearted."
Moreover, she's a master at learning.
A shrewd scholar?
That word... is hilarious.
Yuan Yao almost burst out laughing.
She glanced sideways at Po Yue: "You never look at a person with any emotion."
Today, I'm filled with resentment!
"What did Miss Cheng do to offend you?"
“She didn’t provoke me,” Po Yue said coldly. “I just can’t stand that she took your things and did what you did.”
Hearing this, Yuan Yao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
She looked at Po Yue and said jokingly, "I never thought that Po Yue, the ice block, would have such a clear sense of love and hate."
Previously, you only felt this resentful when you ate food you disliked.
With a clang, Po Yue switched hands to hold the sword.
He looked down at Yuan Yao: "Everything about you should be unique."
Unique, unreplicable, and inviolable.
Learning is not an option either!
Yuan Yao was stunned for a moment.
Soon, her eyes crinkled into a smile: "Po Yue, so you also have a thing for top celebrities!"
"What cancer?" Po Yue didn't understand.
Yuan Yao smiled and said, "I'm praising you!"
"Oh..." Po Yue asked with some doubt, "Tonight, You Ye and the traitor are on night duty. Can I go out of the palace to buy roast meat?"
“Sure!” Yuan Yao smiled, her eyes crinkling.
The young bodyguard stared wide-eyed at the scene.
Po Yue turned his head: "You traitor, tonight, keep a good night's watch."
Traitor: "..."
The traitor coldly replied, "Hmm."
My heart was filled with joy.
Po Yue glanced at the surging black mist on the little guard's face, and listened to his thunderous heartbeat, and said disdainfully, "Worthy of nothing."
Little bodyguard: "..."
Rushing out of the palace to buy roast meat, Po Yue vanished in the blink of an eye.
Jing'er and Aruo, I don't know where they went.
Only Yuan Yao and the little guard remained in the garden.
Yuan Yao smiled and said, "Would you mind walking with me to digest your food?"
"I don't mind," the little guard said.
I can't have it.
The garden was dimly lit.
The path, paved with stone slabs, is narrow, long, and quiet.
Along the roadside, besides roses, there were only foxtail grasses.
At this time of year, foxtail grass is growing vigorously, lush and green.
Yuan Yao walked ahead, but after a few steps, the voice of the little guard came through, deep and muffled: "These foxtail grasses, were they a gift from Prince Xie Zhi?"
Yuan Yao was somewhat surprised.
She stopped and turned to look at the much taller, thinner bodyguard: "You actually knew?"
"Hmm," the little guard mumbled in response.
Of course he knew.
He looked at the lush green foxtail grass at his feet and asked, "Why not remove these grasses and replace them with flowers?"
In the dim light of the palace lanterns, Yuan Yao's eyes were bright and her eyebrows curved: "Xie Zhi, you asked the same question."
He gave me these foxtail grass seeds when I was three years old. He later said that he just wanted to play a trick on me.
For two years, I had the palace servants clear away these weeds.
However, the more you clear away the foxtail grass, the more lush it grows the following year.
They are long and thick, with hairy strands.
Foxtail grass is very vigorous; just a little water and it will grow beautifully.
Qianhua Palace is never short of rare flowers and plants.
Since these foxtail grasses are growing so hard, let's leave them some space to grow..."
Under the palace lanterns, the young guard listened quietly.
He bent down and picked up a blade of grass.
The foxtail grass in Qianhua Palace grows big and long.
They thrive here.
Suddenly, the young guard said, "Young Master Xie is a very good person."
Yuan Yao: "?"
She smiled.
She nodded: "Yes, Xie Zhiren is very good!"
He's been incredibly loyal since he was little!
"He's handsome, and as the heir to the Prince of Pingnan, he'll likely become the next Prince of Pingnan. His future is limitless," the little guard chimed in.
“Yes, yes!” Yuan Yao nodded, her eyes shining: “In the future, he will definitely become the youngest general in the Great Qi.”
He has accumulated many military merits over the years!
The emperor intended to train him, so he delayed bestowing any rewards upon him.
When he comes of age, he'll probably become a general!
"Young Master Xie is truly a promising young man," the little guard said numbly.
“Mmm!” Yuan Yao nodded in agreement.
After nodding, she wrinkled her nose and asked, "Do you smell anything strange?"
The young guard's brow twitched: "What?"
He instinctively tilted his head, wanting to sniff his body.
The next second, Yuan Yao said with certainty, "The smell of vinegar!"
vinegar?
Little bodyguard: "..."
It was a false alarm.
The young guard said in a muffled voice, "Princess, you've misheard."
“But I really can smell a sour smell!” Yuan Yao said seriously.
Under the black mist, the little guard looked down at her: "Perhaps some rats that came to steal flowers died in the flower bushes."
Yuan Yao: "???"
mouse? !
I got goosebumps.
She glanced at the lush flowering branches and said shiveringly, "It's late, let's go back to the Moonlit Palace!"
After saying that, she lifted her skirt and ran off quickly with her short legs.
Behind him, the little guard shook his head indulgently.
The next day, Qianhua Palace was extremely lively.
Early in the morning, all the palace staff were mobilized, searching every garden in a thorough search.
Xie Zhi was stunned for a moment when he entered the room.
Then, he looked at the little figure standing in the morning light with a smile: "Yuan Xiaoyao, what are you doing?"
"Catch the rats," Yuan Yao said calmly.
"What's so great about catching mice?" Xie Zhi asked with a smile.
Yuan Yao replied with a mixture of disgust and fear, "If we don't catch them, they'll die in Qianhua Palace and stink."
Seeing her like this, Xie Zhi found her extremely cute.
Xie Zhi's hair was tied up high, and he was dressed in a black outfit, black boots, and silver-gray wrist guards.
This outfit...
Yuan Yao asked in confusion, "Xie Zhi, are you going on a long trip?"
"Hmm." Xie Zhi looked down at her, his smile undiminished: "Yuan Xiaoyao, this young master is going to the military camp."
This trip will likely involve a long period of training in the military.
I've come today specifically to say goodbye.
"Really?!"
Yuan Yao looked on with surprise.
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