Chapter 7 The heroine meets Li Daoxuan
The next day, Liu Jiuyue came to visit as promised. Neither the senior brother nor the sister tacitly mentioned what happened last night. After the meal, Ye Niang took the senior brother aside and said a lot of things, all of which were thanks for his care for her these days and what would happen in the future.
At that time, Chen Qing was swinging on the swing in the yard, feeling bored. Cui Ya came over with a visiting card with a crimson gilded seal in her hand and said, "Madam, Princess Wanyi sent someone to send a visiting card, inviting you to attend the skirt tent banquet in half a month."
Normally, the banquet should have been held on the Shangsi Day, but Princess Wanyi suddenly fell ill and only recovered from her illness not long ago, so the banquet was postponed to the end of May.
These words awakened deep memories.
In the previous life, the saint's only daughter, Princess Wanyi, held a banquet at Mount Li in the eastern suburbs. However, the banquet was not peaceful. Suddenly, a monster appeared and harmed people. The accident caused one death and more than ten people were seriously injured.
It was after that incident that Shen Ling turned a disaster into a blessing and obtained Liuli Heart.
In the previous life, Chen Qing thought it was troublesome and asked Cui Ya to reject the visiting invitation, but now it is necessary to go.
Chen Qing pulled out the sachet from between the wedding invitations and sniffed it carefully. The surface of the sachet was mingled with the faint fragrance of magnolia flowers, refreshing and refreshing. The sachet was also embroidered with her favorite gold-thread magnolia pattern, clearly indicating that the owner of the wedding invitation had put a lot of thought into preparing this sachet.
Cui Ya asked, "Madam, are you going?"
Chen Qing tied the sachet around her waist with a smile, and pointed at the visiting card with her fingertips, "Of course I'll go."
However, the smile on Chen Qing's face did not last for long.
Because Liu Jiuyue walked in with a bowl of medicine.
When Chen Qing saw the bowl of black medicine, a long-lost bitter taste rose in her mouth. She immediately pinched her nose, jumped off the swing and wanted to run back to the room. Cui Ya grabbed her hand and said, "My wife! You have to drink the medicine obediently to get better!"
Looking back, Liu Jiyue had already come to the two of them with the medicine. Chen Qing pulled Cui Ya's hand away with a guilty conscience, "Brother, why did you come to deliver the medicine in person? This is so troublesome..."
Liu Jiuyue handed the bowl to Cui Ya and said, "If I don't come and deliver the medicine myself, I'm afraid someone will pour it out somewhere again."
Chen Qing has been weak and sickly since childhood. Even though he is not as frail as he was when he was young, he still needs to take medicine to regulate his body every month.
However, Chen Qing has always hated suffering. When she was in Xuanji Pavilion, she was punished by her senior brother and could only swallow the medicine obediently. Now that she has returned home, she naturally becomes unscrupulous. Generally, the medicine prepared by the people in the mansion on the same day will appear in a bonsai on the same day.
At this moment, Liu Jiyue personally brought the medicine. Chen Qing immediately realized that someone had complained to her senior brother. She suddenly glared at Cui Ya. Cui Ya raised the medicine bowl with a vague look in her eyes and said, "Madam, it's time to drink the medicine."
Liu Jiyue looked at her calmly, with a gentle smile on her face that didn't reach her eyes. "Why, is the medicine too bitter? Don't you want to drink it?"
Chen Qing pulled the corner of his mouth and said: "No...I drink."
She took the bowl and swallowed the medicine in one gulp as if she was ready to die.
The pungent and bitter taste made her eyes tearful. Cui Ya skillfully took out a rock honey from the brocade bag and handed it to Chen Qing's mouth. Chen Qing took the rock honey into his mouth eagerly.
The bitterness was dissipated by the rich sweetness, and he sighed as if he was relieved from his sorrow.
Liu Jiyue stared at the other man as he finished the medicine, a sincere smile finally appearing in his eyes. He said, "You only take this medicine once a month. For the sake of your health, you can't throw it away."
Chen Qing kicked a stone on the ground, “Oh.”
"I checked last night and found that the weasel demon wasn't placed in your mansion by human hands. Now that the demon has been eliminated, this matter is over. There's been a demonic infestation on the Huai River bank lately, and I have to go investigate. Remember to take care of yourself and don't let your mother worry."
"Take care, brother."
Liu Jiuyue finally said, "As for King Cang," he paused, "Well, let's talk about it later."
"oh……"
After Liu Jiuyue gave her instructions, he quickly set off for the Huai River.
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At the end of May, the sun gradually became hotter. Today, Princess Wanyi held a skirt tent banquet at Mount Li in the eastern suburbs. Most of the famous officials and wealthy families in Chang'an City came to attend the banquet, and the wine cups flowed by the winding stream and the guests clinked glasses.
The scale of the banquet was unprecedented.
Since most of the people who came and went were powerful and noble ladies, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the banquet, the saint even dispatched nearly a thousand imperial guards to garrison Mount Li. This shows the status of the princess in the saint's heart.
In Prince Cang's Mansion, a young man in a blue robe jumped over the wall into the inner courtyard. As soon as he landed, he was caught off guard and came face to face with a black snake as thick as an arm. He was so scared that his scalp went numb and he immediately climbed up a tree nearby.
"Ah Man! Quickly, quickly take care of your snake! I'm most afraid of snakes!" Even though he had encountered Li Daoxuan's pet snake several times, Gu Yun was still afraid of it.
The reason was simple. When Gu Yun was a child, he dug a snake's nest out of play and was bitten on the butt by the snake in revenge. Later, Gu Yun lay in bed for half a month and his butt was swollen for half a month. Since then, he has had a traumatic impression of snakes.
The black snake was very clever. The more afraid Gu Yun was of it, the more it threatened him. The black snake even opened its mouth wide, revealing its sharp fangs, as if it was about to rush up the tree.
"Go away! Go away! Li A'man, please take care of your pet snake!" Gu Yun was about to cry.
Li Daoxuan, who was sitting at the stone table, slowly polished his sword and sheathed it. Then he slowly said, "Qiu Ren."
When the black snake heard its master calling, a light flashed in its eyes. Finally, it called hoarsely at Gu Yun, and then reluctantly crawled to the gray stone table.
Qiu Ren slowly climbed up along Li Daoxuan's boots, its tail wrapped around its master's waist, its head slowly poked out from Li Daoxuan's shoulder, and it leaned close to his ear, slightly sticking out its tongue.
Li Daoxuan touched Qiu Ren's shiny black head soothingly. His peach blossom eyes were upturned at the corners, and his pupils were dark and deep, like cold black stones, flashing with cold light, which made people inexplicably shudder.
Gu Yun looked into his eyes like this, and felt as if he saw a deep cold pool in his heart. Li Daoxuan's eyes actually seemed to be slowly overlapping with the black snake's pupil color.
Ah Man had been showing this expression all the time recently, and his aura was frighteningly low. Gu Yun immediately forgot the fear brought by the black snake. He jumped down from the tree swiftly, clapped his hands, and said slowly: "Ah Man, you seem... in a bad mood recently?"
Li Daoxuan played with Qiu Ren's snake tail at his waist, "No."
If there is nothing, then there is something. Gu Yun felt that it was probably because the jade pendant was lost that day. Now seeing that Ah Man's waist was empty, he thought that the jade pendant had not been found.
He knew how important the jade pendant was to Ah Man, and it was not good to pick on her sore spot, so he put his hand on Li Daoxuan's shoulder, then let go and jumped three feet away from him.
Gu Yun wiped his wrist awkwardly and cleared his throat, "Princess Wanyi is hosting a banquet today. Most of the princes and noble ladies in Chang'an are attending. It must be very lively. Why don't you go and see it too?"
Li Daoxuan: "No."
"After all, it was your elder sister's banquet. Your elder sister loves you so much, and you didn't even go." Gu Yun said, "That's such a pity. You know, even Madam Shen, who has never been interested in banquets, went for the first time." He mentioned it casually.
It is well known that the daughter of Duke Han has been weak since childhood. After being sent to Xuanji Pavilion, she rarely appears in public. Except for the banquets of a few noble sisters she is good friends with, she is rarely seen attending various banquets. She has never even been to the Qujiang Banquet attended by the saint in person.
It is rare for Madam Shen to be willing to go now, but considering the relationship between Madam Shen and the princess, it doesn't seem strange.
Hearing Chen Qing's name, Li Daoxuan paused while touching the snake's head. He suddenly changed his tone and said, "You're right. Since it's my elder sister's banquet, it would be unkind of me, as her younger brother, not to go."
Gu Yun thought his persuasion had worked, and his eyes lit up. "Just go! There are many other ladies attending the banquet today. I heard that Lady Zhao from the Jingzhao Yi family will be there too! You can just accompany me!"
Seeing that Gu Yun had finally revealed his true purpose, Li Daoxuan narrowed his eyes and said, "If you're going to see your sweetheart, why bring me along?"
Gu Yun touched his head carelessly: "Oh, isn't this my mother going too? She has always been strict with me. With you accompanying me, I have a reason to leave--" The words stopped abruptly at his lips, Gu Yun stared.
Li Daoxuan looked at him meaningfully.
Finally, he laughed it off and said, "Well, that's not the case. I don't mean anything else. I just saw you were bored staying at home all day. I wanted to take you out for some fresh air..."
Li Daoxuan raised the corners of his lips and said in a long tone, "Is that so? If that's the case, then it's no problem if I don't go."
Gu Yun: "No! Good brother, just stay with me! I beg you!"
Li Daoxuan picked up his sword and walked out.
Gu Yun's face lit up with joy, and he quickly picked up his robe and followed him.
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Halfway up Mount Li, the grass and trees are lush and the sky is clear blue.
On the wide grassland, people came in droves.
The noble ladies' gorgeous clothes were as colorful as colorful butterflies. They had graceful figures and fluttering clothes. They smiled sweetly and talked softly to each other, and their laughter like silver bells echoed in the air.
The princes and nobles were graceful, reciting poems or talking eloquently, their manners showing elegance.
Maids shuttled back and forth, busy setting up exquisite tables and tables with delicious food and wine, and colorful curtains danced lightly in the breeze.
At this time, the host of the skirt tent banquet finally arrived. Princess Wanyi was wearing a light but luxurious long gown with a skirt and cloud-head shoes. She walked slowly towards the main seat surrounded by her maids.
The laughter and whispers in the air immediately stopped, and everyone stood up and saluted, "Greetings to Her Royal Highness, Princess. May the Princess be well."
Li Yu was obviously in high spirits. She said with a smile, "Please don't be polite, everyone. Let's continue drinking happily. Please don't disturb the mood of the party by showing up here."
A young man continued, "Then we will not bother with these empty formalities. I hope the princess will forgive me."
Li Yu said: "Of course."
The skirt-tent banquet was held as scheduled, with Chen Qing sandwiched among the noble ladies, while A Niang, who came with her, went to the circle of noble ladies.
After receiving the greetings, Li Yu strode over to Chen Qing's side, holding up the hem of her skirt. The noble ladies around her saluted one after another, but she waved her hand to indicate that they were exempt from the formalities.
"Chen Youan!" Shen Qingfang stuffed a fruit into his mouth when he heard a familiar voice.
When she looked up, she saw a pink figure walking towards her. Shen Qing was stunned for a rare moment, and her mind flashed with the other person's bloody face and a pair of empty eyes that were open in death.
She was hugged by someone, and a rich but not pungent fragrance filled her nose. She hugged the person back slowly and affectionately, and her nose suddenly felt sore. "Li Yu."
Princess Wanyi didn't mind Chen Qing's blunt address. She pulled him to another place, her eyes filled with uncontrollable excitement. "It's been a long time since we last met. Why do you seem to have lost weight again?"
Chen Qing calmed down, turned around, and said, "Don't you think you'll look better in this brocade robe when you're thinner?"
Li Yu said, "I think my golden silk flowing brocade dress is not bad." She blinked, "It looks better than yours."
Chen Qing scanned her from head to toe. The person in front of him was fully exposed, her hands and feet were all exposed. Her bright face was lively and vivid, her eyes were raised, and her red lips were slightly curled.
She managed a grunt, "Yours is indeed much better looking. I have to admit defeat today."
Unexpectedly, when Li Yu heard her words, he opened his eyes wide in surprise, "Why are you so abnormal today?" You know, in the past, Chen Qing vowed to have a verbal battle with her over whose skirt was prettier, and would not stop until they were the better.
Could Chen Qing say that seeing her reminded him of her miserable past life and therefore he lost interest in fighting?
She was distracted and hadn't yet figured out how to respond when the system, which had been silent for a long time, said, "Ding! Current target's favorability: -10."
"I hope your Majesty is well. I have come to pay my respects to you." The young man's clear and lazy voice came, and Shen Qing inexplicably tasted a bit of coldness from it.
Chen Qing subconsciously looked behind Li Yu, and his eyes met Li Daoxuan's directly.
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