Chapter 104 (8,000 words) Xuan Yizhen is having fun...
"Speaking of ghost stories, the Summer Palace holds a grand sacrifice every year on the Ghost Festival, and the late emperor attached great importance to it." Xuan Yizheng fiddled with the flowers with his fingertips, looked at the timid Yin Xing, and spoke slowly.
"Ah, is this place haunted?" Yin Xing asked suspiciously, looking at Xuan Yizhen who was fiddling with the flowers. The bright red flowers seemed to be overshadowed by her cold and outstanding jade-white face.
Xuan Yizhen's slender fingertips casually fiddled with the flower clusters. His dark eyes, reflecting the faint light from the window, were clear and limpid. His thin lips curled up as he teased, "The imperial palace has stood for hundreds of years. Perhaps there are always some wandering souls who are unwilling to rest in peace."
Yin Xing felt inexplicably terrified after hearing this and immediately didn't want to continue this horrifying topic.
At night, with candlelight flickering, Yin Xing washed up and returned to the couch. His eyes casually fell on the flower branches placed on the table. The flowers were three-dimensional and round, and the gray areas looked like a head without facial features!
Not long after, Xuan Yizheng came out of the medicinal bath, her black hair cascading down, her plain inner garment stained with a little water, but her graceful figure could not be concealed. She moved with lotus steps, her skirt billowing like waves, graceful and elegant.
Then Xuan Yizhen saw Yin Xing lying on the couch, wrapped in a thin blanket. He met her beautiful black and white eyes, like the eyes of a mountain deer, and asked tenderly, "Are you cold?"
Strangely enough, Xuan Yizheng always felt that Yin Xing's eyes and eyebrows had the purity of a young girl, and even after being married for several years, she had not changed at all.
"No." Yin Xing was embarrassed to tell the truth. He glanced at the flowers, raised his hand, tore off a corner of the thin blanket, and gave it to Xuan Yizheng.
Seeing this, Xuan Yizhen sat leisurely beside the couch, flipping through a book. Noticing Yin Xing's lingering gaze, he chuckled, "Why aren't you sleeping?"
Yin Xing leaned closer to the warm and cool Xuan Yizhen, seeking a sense of security, and whispered, "Yizhen, I think those flowers seem to look a bit like human faces at night."
"Are you so timid?" Xuan Yizheng looked at Yin Xing who was close to him with a smile in her beautiful eyes, touched her smooth forehead with her fingertips, and joked.
"It's all because of what Yizhen said during the day." Yin Xing muttered softly, raised his hand to hold Xuan Yizhen's cool hand, and looked at the flowers.
Ordinary flowers close at night, but this kind of flowers seem to bloom more vividly and beautifully than during the day.
The night wind blows through the window, stirring the flowers in the house, making them flutter and emit fragrance.
Xuan Yizhen followed Yin Xing's gaze and looked at the branches. They were broad, oval, and at first glance, they looked a bit like human heads. He chuckled and replied, "It's said that these flowers bloom most luxuriantly during the Ghost Festival every year. They bloomed very early this year. If you're scared now, what will you do later?"
"During the Ghost Festival, is it because the blood and flesh of prisoners were not used as fertilizer for the flowers this year?" Yin Xing didn't realize that Xuan Yi was really joking, and asked curiously.
"It is impossible for the late emperor's order to be abolished just because of his death. In fact, he even set up a flower official to take special care of him many years ago." Xuan Yizheng put down the documents, stretched out his arms to embrace the soft Yin Xing, snuggled up to her, and responded slowly.
Yin Xing listened to Xuan Yizhen's explanation and was surprised that a cruel and heartless person like the late emperor would actually put so much thought into it. He muttered in surprise, "It seems that this flower is very special to the late emperor."
Xuan Yizhen played with Yin Xing's soft black hair with his fingertips, feeling her warmth through her thin clothes, and said slowly, "Yes."
But Xuan Yizhen felt that the man was unlikely to have such a leisurely and elegant hobby, just like he was just arranging flowers and plants to pass the time.
An emperor would be even less likely to waste his energy unless he had other intentions.
In the silence, Xuan Yizheng patted Yin Xing's back gently, silently calming her panic, thinking to himself.
Suddenly feeling a slight heaviness on his shoulder, Xuan Yizheng lowered his eyes and looked at Yin Xing who was sleeping soundly, and chuckled softly.
As Yin Xing fell into sleep, he thought of the Ghost Festival and the Gui Ning and Wuxiang Flower that Jiang Yun had mentioned.
However, because he was too sleepy, Yin Xing didn't think about it anymore.
The night was deep, the stars were twinkling, the tide was surging, and the huge summer palace was plunged into darkness. The palace guards were patrolling closely.
As time went by, Jiang Yun resumed his duties as patrol leader and occasionally took the little girl to visit the gardens in the palace.
After a few times, the little girl became familiar with the route and became much braver.
In the morning, Liu Ci was preparing medicine for the empress when he heard footsteps. He knew that it was the little girl who had gone out to play coming back, so he paused for a moment.
The little girl had her hair tied in two buns, with the ribbons swaying as she walked. She looked very cute and called out in a childish voice, "Sister Liu, look at this beautiful flower!"
On weekdays, Liu Ci would teach the little girl to identify hundreds of herbs and would answer her questions whenever she asked.
Therefore, if the little girl finds something she doesn't understand about a flower or plant, she will bring it back and ask about it. At this age, she is full of curiosity about the world.
"Don't be anxious." Liu Ci wiped the little girl's sweat with an embroidered handkerchief and fed her some cold tea. The child was playful and hardly felt the heat.
Soon, Liu Ci took the flower from the little girl's hand. The color was bright and eye-catching, and the shape was different from ordinary petals. It was very strange.
Liu Ci sat at the desk with flowers in her hand, flipping through the scroll carefully. The little girl's head barely rested on the edge of the desk, her bright black eyes following the pages, looking very adorable.
At noon, Jiang Yun came back with a lunch box and saw this scene. He smiled widely, picked up the little girl and sat her on the recliner beside the table. Seeing that Liu Ci was very busy, he did not disturb her.
"What is your sister Liu busy with?" Jiang Yun asked lazily lying on the recliner. The little girl could be pressed so hard with just one arm that she couldn't move, and he smiled mischievously.
"I picked up a flower this morning. It's very beautiful, but Sister Liu doesn't recognize it." As she spoke, the little girl tried to raise her hands to pry Jiang Yun's arms open, but failed.
Jiang Yun loosened his arms in surprise and stopped bullying the little girl. He stood up and walked towards Liu Ci, about to ask some questions.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yun saw the brightly colored flower cluster and felt it looked familiar. He said, "Why does it look so much like the blood jade pendant?"
Liu Ci came back to his senses, looked at Jiang Yun in confusion and asked, "What?"
"I once told you that my mother had a blood jade pendant, and the shape of this flower cluster is very similar." Jiang Yun sat next to Liu Ci without feeling crowded. He put his arm around her slender figure, picked up the flower cluster with his other hand, and observed it carefully.
Looking at it this way, it looks like a faceless human head.
"I've searched through all the books today but couldn't find its genus. It's very rare." Liu Ci didn't shy away from Jiang Yun's intimate behavior and explained to her.
Jiang Yun tilted his head to look at the little girl who was slowly climbing down from the recliner, and asked with a raised eyebrow, "Which garden did you pick these flowers from?"
The little girl didn't want to be bullied by Jiang Yun, so she walked over to Liu Ci on the other side, climbed on her lap, and said in a clear voice: "Go to the end of the corridor on the right. There is a big garden with trees that are taller than the two Jiang sisters. There are long branches hanging around. There are many flowers like this."
Liu Ci held the little girl in his arms, worried she might fall, and thought, "The tree looks quite old."
"You don't recognize any of them, they must be rare flowers and plants. The palace is full of treasures. Let's go and see them when we have time." Jiang Yun knew that Liu Ci was easily obsessed with studying medicine. If he couldn't solve his doubts, he would probably not be at ease.
When it comes to Liu Ci's stubbornness, Jiang Yun sometimes has no way to deal with him.
Liu Ci was about to nod, but saw the little girl raise her hand with bright eyes and say, "Okay, I can lead the way."
Hearing this, Jiang Yun, who had originally wanted to spend some time alone with Liu Ci, raised his hand and pinched the little girl's chubby face, then gritted his teeth and said with a forced smile, "You're so good!"
The little girl turned her head away from Jiang Yun's hand, hid her head in the crook of Liu Ci's neck, and laughed sweetly.
Liu Ci didn't understand Jiang Yun's thoughts at first, until he saw her pouting, and couldn't help but smile. He raised his hand and pinched her earlobe, his face flushed, and said, "Don't bully children."
Jiang Yun's face was pinched, so he had to stop moving. He snuggled up to Liu Ci and sighed resentfully, "Alas!"
The little girl didn't understand Jiang Yun's sigh at all. She raised her little arm, patted her head gently, and said comfortingly, "Sister Jiang, don't cry."
"..." Jiang Yun looked at the innocent little girl in silence, and he really couldn't feel the slightest bit of blame.
The sun was scorching, but the summer palace was exceptionally cool. The leaves fluttered and rustled in the mountain breeze, and spots of light wandered around.
The entire summer palace was designed according to the terrain, so the largest palace was not in the center, but on the east side, secluded in a corner, yet occupying the best terrain.
"Yizhen, the water is warm, not cold at all." Yin Xing stepped into the clear lake outside the pavilion in wooden clogs, holding her skirt in her palms to prevent it from getting wet. She looked at Xuan Yizhen, who was leaning on a soft couch in the pavilion on the shore, reading documents. Her long legs were casually crossed, her figure was slender and smooth, and her exquisite skirt fluttered slightly, quiet and natural.
"Well, if you like it, play for a while longer." Xuan Yizheng flipped through the documents in his palm and responded without looking up.
Seeing this, Yin Xing was helpless. He felt that this didn't seem like a vacation, but more like Xuan Yizhen changing his office location.
The sound of clear water was heard, getting closer and closer. Xuan Yizhen felt the shadows falling and just looked at Yin Xing in her crimson dress. Her clear eyes reflected the light of the water, like a surging spring. She said calmly, "What, have you had enough fun?"
Yin Xing sat sideways, looking at the outspoken Xuan Yizhen. It was hard to say she was having a dull time, so she climbed onto the soft couch, adjusted her exquisite dress, and then lay down beside her, her bare white feet exposed, dripping with water. She muttered, "Doesn't Yizhen have any other fun?"
"Fun, yes." Xuan Yizheng tilted his head to look at Yin Xing who was lying beside him, raised his hand and jumped into her loose clothes, causing her to shiver.
"Ah!" Yin Xing blushed, quite caught off guard. She raised her hand and hugged Xuan Yizheng's cool hand, thinking to herself that this kind of fun was not what she had said at all!
Xuan Yizhen didn't feel annoyed. He let Yin Xing hold his palms still, carefully feeling her breathing and heartbeat. He said solemnly: "This kind of thing is very interesting. As for playing in the water, that's just children's fun."
Yin Xing's inner complaints and slander suddenly disappeared when he met Xuan Yizheng's calm gaze, because he knew she was serious.
Then Xuan Yizheng slowly closed his palms, listening to Yin Xing's sudden breathing changes. His eyes fell on her flushed cheeks, his throat dry, and he leaned over and kissed her lips.
She was so soft that Xuan Yizheng always wanted to eat her.
Suddenly, the light in front of his eyes was blocked, his breathing became slightly heavier, but the touch between his lips ended very briefly, which surprised Yin Xing.
"If you keep looking at me with such a reluctant look, then continue." Xuan Yizheng looked at Yin Xing's watery eyes, ended the kiss with restraint, slowly moved his hand away, and turned to tidy up Yin Xing's clothes to cover her fair skin, and spoke as if nothing had happened.
Yin Xing silently looked away, secretly glanced at Xuan Yizhen's lips, then stood up and said, "I'm a little thirsty."
After Yin Xing drank a big gulp of tea and slowly calmed his frantic heartbeat, he turned his head to look at Xuan Yizheng who was holding the documents.
The spots of light between the trees moved freely around Xuan Yizhen, as if coated with brilliant golden light, but it only made her look like a cold and abstinent banished immortal, with no trace of her previous charming thoughts.
Just as Yin Xing was lost in thought, he saw Xuan Yizhen lift his long legs and gently place them on his knees. His long eyelashes trembled slightly, and his dark eyes were shining with light, as if showing a faint smile. He called out softly, "I'm thirsty too. Do you have any more tea?"
"Oh, here you go." Yin Xing subconsciously handed the teacup in his hand to Xuan Yizheng.
Xuan Yizhen did not raise her hand to take it, but just lowered her neck and sipped the tea. Yin Xing then vaguely remembered that he should pour her another cup.
But Xuan Yizheng didn't mind at all. Yin Xing couldn't help but pursed his lips and chuckled softly.
The wind blew and the waves surged, Yin Xing's scarlet skirt swayed, like the colorful clouds in the sky, and her pink and white jade feet were casually placed aside.
"Why are you smiling so happily?" Xuan Yizheng saw Yin Xing smiling brightly with her eyebrows curved, and her bare feet swaying lightly, as if she was not afraid of the cold at all, and he wanted to hold her feet.
"Nothing, I'm just happy." Yin Xing responded, hiding his thoughts.
"If you feel bored, you can go fishing, maybe you can get something." Xuan Yizheng tidied up the hairband flying in Yin Xing's hair, and wrapped it tightly with his fingertips without letting go.
Yin Xing shook his head, moved closer to Xuan Yizhen, and replied: "It's okay, I still prefer to accompany Yizhen, I'm a little sleepy."
Lately at night, he always felt like there was a ghost, so much so that Yin Xing didn't dare to sleep alone. He had to wait until Xuan Yizheng came out of the medicinal bath. Of course, he couldn't say this out loud!
Xuan Yizhen lowered his eyes to look at Yin Xing's thick eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings. He caressed them with his fingertips impatiently, his heart beating slightly faster as he said, "Okay, go to sleep."
After he finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the pavilion. Soon, the person next to him began to breathe more quietly and his heartbeat gradually calmed down.
Unconsciously, Xuan Yizheng slowed down his breathing, raised his hand to spread a thin blanket to cover Yin Xing and her bare feet. His beautiful eyes were calm, and the projection of his palm fell on her face, outlining her outline, with a distant smile in his eyes.
As dusk fell, the mountains gradually became darker and the heat of the day slowly faded away. Jiang Yun and Liu Ci came out, feeling a little surprised.
Liu Ci saw the inquiry in Jiang Yun's eyes and explained, "I asked her to practice calligraphy, so naturally she wouldn't come out with me."
Hearing this, Jiang Yun shook Liu Ci's hand and said jokingly, "Aci still has a solution. Come this way."
"This is a palace, don't mess around." Liu Ci was worried that Jiang Yun would think of something unnecessary, so she raised her hand and patted her shoulder with a hot face, reminding her in a low voice.
Jiang Yun led Liu Ci through the green path. Seeing her shy expression, he said impatiently, "Don't worry, I'm in charge of patrolling. I know the place well."
Thinking back, when they were young, they had been intimate outside.
After the words fell, the two of them entered the depths of the green forest. Spots of sunset light danced, blurring out a hint of white.
The noisy chirping of cicadas gradually fades away and returns to silence.
The forest gradually became darker. Jiang Yun, who was standing by the lake, had the scar on his arm completely healed. He raised his hand to wipe Liu Ci's body, and put his arm around her, knowing that she was afraid of water.
Liu Ci leaned against Jiang Yun's side, submerged in the water, and looked at him with a reproachful look, saying, "Aren't you afraid of being seen?"
Jiang Yun kissed Liu Ci on the cheek, then used his sword to lift up the two people's clothes. He said with a smile, "Don't worry, this place is very remote, and because of the ban of the late emperor, no one usually comes here."
As she spoke, Liu Ci was still wearing clothes to cover the kiss marks. She raised her hand to pick up the belt of her skirt and tied it around her side. She straightened her skirt and turned her head to see that Jiang Yun had already finished dressing and was looking at her with interest. She couldn't help but blush.
This person always likes to see herself naked, but she is very open about it. Today, she really coaxed her into forgetting her true nature.
At this point, Liu Ci had no choice but to pretend nothing had happened. He stepped forward, pinched her face, and said, "Don't waste time. Let's go see that strange flower tree and then go back quickly."
Jiang Yun nodded, and with his thick skin and flesh, he allowed Liu Ci to rub him in anger without resisting.
Soon, the two arrived at the garden. The flowers and trees in front of them were growing very large and lush, and there were countless vines climbing on the ground. Apart from them, there were no other flowers and plants around.
As the last rays of the setting sun faded into the darkness, at first glance the flower tree looked like countless human heads hanging on it, and the vines were like ropes strangling the heads, which was strange and eerie.
"Has the color of this flower become redder?" Jiang Yun looked at it carefully and asked, feeling that the color was more vivid and eye-catching than the flowers picked by the little girl.
"Well, this flower is indeed very unique. Let's take it back and try to cultivate it." Liu Ci planned to break off some branches and conduct more observation experiments.
Jiang Yun had no objection and was about to raise his hand and swing his sword to help, but when he caught a glimpse of the piles of white bones under the flower tree, he paused.
Liu Ci raised her hands, holding some branches, and asked in confusion, "What's going on?"
"Nothing." Jiang Yun didn't want Liu Ci to notice the horrifying scene, so he calmed down and responded.
As soon as he finished speaking, a faint blue-green light appeared under the flower tree, floating and changing, which was quite amazing!
"Why is there a ghost fire here?" Liu Ci knew that this kind of thing would only appear in the exposed corpses in the mass grave.
"Perhaps the lush growth of flowers and trees is related to the corpse." Jiang Yun frowned and quickly took Liu Ci out of the garden to avoid the floating ghost fire.
Generally speaking, ghost fire will not harm the body, but the late emperor was extremely skilled in witchcraft, and no one knew what kind of harm the trees he planted would leave behind.
In the night, the two figures disappeared, and the faint light gradually faded, and everything gradually returned to darkness.
But the fourth princess saw this strange phenomenon from afar and was immediately shocked and fainted, causing a lot of panic.
At this time, Yin Xing on the other side rarely left the main courtyard because he was afraid of ghosts and wanted to avoid the bad intentions of Gong Yangluo and the second princess.
I thought that life in the summer palace would be spent enjoying the breeze and sleeping in every day, but I didn't expect that the rumor of it being haunted would gradually spread, and even the ministers had many complaints.
Early in the morning, the three princesses were ordered to visit and comfort the sick fourth princess.
The eldest princess examined the incense burner inside, raised her exquisitely armored hand, waved it to disperse the scent, and frowned, "Fourth Princess, what unclean thing have you come across? Why are you imitating your Second Sister's tricks?"
"The eldest princess is right, I really encountered a ghost fire." The fourth princess said in fear.
"Strange, there is still more than a month before the Ghost Festival. Could it be that he scared himself?" The eldest princess looked at him suspiciously.
The Fourth Princess did not say a word. If she had not seen it with her own eyes, she would not have believed these fictitious things.
The Second Princess, who was not far away, raised her hand to fiddle with her ruby Zen beads and asked quietly, "In which garden did you meet the Fourth Princess?"
"This is the flower and tree garden that my father valued most during his lifetime. We were never allowed to enter before, so we wanted to see it out of curiosity. Could this be my father's spirit?"
"If it really is the spirit of our father, then it should be looking for your second sister."
The eldest princess spoke bluntly, and the fourth princess also realized that this topic was dangerous and did not dare to continue.
In response, the Second Princess raised her eyes slightly and said, "Big Sister, have you forgotten how the Second Prince became this crazy, half-human, half-ghost?"
Among them, the eldest princess worked together with Du Ruo to do a lot of things.
When these words came out, the eldest princess was stunned and wanted to say more.
At this moment, the Third Princess impatiently put down her teacup with a clunking sound, the jewels on her wrist sparkling as she said, "If you're truly ill, go see the imperial physician. If there's a ghost, go see a Taoist priest. Aren't you tired of all this arguing?"
The eldest princess looked unhappy, but she had no mood to retort and left the garden in a hurry.
"Third sister, you are very open and honest." The second princess looked at the third princess and spoke.
"Of course, I am not like some people who are cruel and hypocritical in their faith in the Buddha." After saying that, the third princess stood up and left the hall.
The hall suddenly fell silent. The Fourth Princess drank her soothing tea silently, feeling that her three sisters were filled with too much hatred. If it weren't for the Empress, they would have probably gone crazy with murder.
In the silence, the Second Princess fiddled with her ruby Zen beads, making a clicking sound. She slowly glanced at the Fourth Princess and said, "What secrets are hidden in Father's flower garden that would make the Fourth Princess visit at night?"
"Ahem, how could this happen!" The fourth princess was startled and looked a little flustered.
"Speaking of which, before his death, my father favored not only the mother of the Third Imperial Sister but also the mother of the Fourth Imperial Sister. Perhaps someone who sleeps with him knows some unknown things."
"Second sister, this is becoming increasingly confusing. What secrets could the Flower Tree Garden hold?"
The Second Princess stared at the Fourth Princess who refused to speak directly, but she was not anxious. She stood up slowly and said, "Nothing, just a kind reminder."
After she finished speaking, the Second Princess and her maids left. The Fourth Princess collected her thoughts in disappointment, thinking about the rumor that her father had practiced the art of resurrection to cure rabies.
Mother, you did say that father attaches great importance to Huashu Garden, which is very strange.
But the emperor didn't say anything more. It was obvious that neither the princess nor the prince was trusted.
Therefore, when Han Fei rebelled, the emperor did not remind anyone, which undoubtedly showed his disregard for the royal bloodline.
That's why the fourth princess thought there was something very important in the flower garden. She wanted to check it out privately, but she ran into a ghost fire and the whole thing became known to everyone.
Among these imperial sisters, the second one is the most terrifying. She saw through her lies at a glance. It seems that if there is really any treasure, she cannot waste time.
Fragrant mist was floating in the hall, bright light was shining outside, and the fish in the pond were tumbling, making splashing sounds.
In the afternoon, many maids and waiters entered the usually cold and indifferent Flower Garden, attracting people's attention from all directions.
The little girl was wearing a straw hat and holding a woven straw wreath in her hand. She saw a lot of people from afar and was a little afraid to speak.
Yin Xing, also wearing a straw hat, revealed her fair and pretty face. She wove a beautiful garland in her hands and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, they won't catch you."
The little girl usually talked to Jiang Yun and Liu Ci and the others. Although she was familiar with Yin Xing, she mostly nodded and shook her head, and rarely responded with a "Yeah, I'm not afraid."
Not long after, a group of people finally left. Yin Xing took the little girl who had no interest in the show and planned to take her back to find Liu Ci and the others.
Unexpectedly, in the corridor, Yin Xing ran into the third princess's team head-on. There were dozens of maids and followers in front and behind, so he had to lower his sun-protective straw hat.
The Third Princess sat high on a stretcher. She was initially curious about why the Fourth and Second Princesses had sent people to the Flower Tree Garden one after another. Her gaze fell on two people wearing straw hats, one large and one small. She paused between the two and asked, "How could there be a child in this summer palace?"
"She is the adopted daughter of Captain Jiang. This year, she was granted extra permission to enter the summer palace. Is there something wrong with the Third Princess?" Yin Xing spoke up in a protective tone.
"So that's how it is. I was wondering when Your Majesty had another child." The third princess certainly didn't think that this was Xuan Yizheng and Yin Xing's child, she was just teasing and mocking him.
Yin Xing didn't know how to respond. He raised his hand to lift his straw hat, but saw the Third Princess looking at him. He asked, confused, "Why is the Third Princess going to the Flower Tree Garden too?"
The last time Yin Xing went to pick flowers, this garden was quite deserted. How come it suddenly became a popular attraction after not going out for a few days?!
"Don't you know that the Flower Tree Garden is haunted?" The third princess raised her eyebrows and looked at Yin Xing, who was wearing a garland and had delicate skin. She was a little annoyed when she thought of the second princess' sarcastic words during the boat trip.
Damn it, inheriting Xuan Yizhen's throne and inheriting Xuan Yizhen's woman are clearly two different things!
"I really don't know about this, but since it's haunted, shouldn't we be more cautious about it?" Yin Xing didn't understand the Third Princess's anger and muttered to himself.
It seems that every one of the royal princesses and daughters is unwilling to believe in evil.
Yin Xing suddenly felt that when Xuan Yizhen said that he was timid, he might not be making fun of him, but stating the fact.
Unexpectedly, the little girl suddenly said in a childish voice: "Yes, there really is a ghost. Sister Jiang also said that it would eat people and told me not to play in it."
Hearing the sound, Yin Xing looked at the little girl who said there was a ghost calmly and admired her very much!
The third princess came back to her senses and scoffed, "How could there be ghosts in the world, you ignorant child?"
After saying that, the third princess raised her hand and did not linger any longer, so as to avoid being stared at and gossiped by other people.
The rumors in the capital are still known to everyone. The third princess glanced at Yin Xing wearing a wreath and felt embarrassed!
After a while, Yin Xing looked out and saw that the noble and arrogant Third Princess had finally walked away. He then took the little girl away from the corridor and said in fear: "Next time you see this big sister in a sedan chair, don't make her angry, or you'll get slapped."
The last time Yin Xing saw the third princess skillfully beat the arrogant housekeeper, it was still fresh in his memory.
The little girl was so naive that she didn't understand what a slap meant, but she still nodded obediently.
When the two entered the small palace garden, Liu Ci looked at the flower branches that were cultivated into several groups, most of which were withered, and showed confusion.
Yin Xing brought the little girl inside and looked at the flower clusters that were swollen like human heads. Because of the decay, their colors were as bright as blood. She thought Liu Ci was displaying a row of human heads and was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth!
The little girl said calmly, "Sister Liu's flower seeds failed."
"Oh, I see." Yin Xing came back to his senses and tried to maintain his composure while pretending to be an adult.
"You're welcome, sit down and have some tea." Liu Ci stepped forward to entertain him.
"Thank you." Yin Xing drank from the teacup.
The little girl handed the woven wreath to Liu Ci and said, "This is a new wreath I learned to make. It's for Sister Liu."
Liu Ci arched her eyebrows and smiled gently, "How sweet."
Yin Xing thought that he had also made a wreath for Xuan Yizheng, so he didn't stay too long and said goodbye and left.
When they returned to the palace, the lake breeze outside the window was very cool. Xuan Yizheng sat there in a dignified and elegant manner, with his clothes fluttering in the wind, like a hermit who was indifferent to worldly affairs.
Yin Xing stepped closer, showing off her garland. She gently put it in Xuan Yizhen's hair and said, "Yizhen summoned the ministers to discuss court affairs this morning. I didn't expect you to come back so early."
Xuan Yizhen raised his hand and gently removed the garland. He looked at the bright flowers and said softly, "I thought you weren't planning on coming back for lunch, so I was about to send someone to look for you."
"I spent a long time making this wreath. Do you really like it?"
"Well, but I like it better when you wear it."
Xuan Yizheng placed the gorgeous wreath in his palm on Yin Xing's black hair, making her look even more beautiful than the flowers. He looked at her carefully and was very satisfied.
Seeing this, Yin Xing did not refuse. He sat beside her and drank tea intimately. Thinking of the haunted incident, he asked curiously, "Does Yizhen know that Huashu Garden is haunted?"
"Well, the fourth princess fell ill due to an evil spirit, and I also sent someone to visit her." Xuan Yizheng responded while fiddling with the ring on his finger.
"So the Fourth Princess was really possessed by an evil spirit?" Yin Xing originally thought it was just a false rumor.
Xuan Yizhen met Yin Xing's sparkling eyes and said with interest, "There have been rumors about this in the palace recently. I haven't seen it with my own eyes. Do you want to go and see it?"
Yin Xing quickly shook his head and refused, "I don't want to see it. I just found out that the princesses sent people in and out of the flower garden, and I thought it was strange, so I just asked."
If he answered any later, Yin Xing always felt that Xuan Yizheng would want to take him on an adventure in a haunted house!
Xuan Yizhen smiled broadly, raised his hand to play with the wreath in Yin Xing's hair, and said with understanding, "They sent people to the Flower Tree Garden, but it's not just because it's haunted."
"What could that be?"
"They seem to suspect that the late emperor left something important in the Flower Tree Garden."
When Yin Xing heard this, the first thing that came to his mind was treasure hunting!
The emperor's treasure must be very valuable.
But Yin Xing saw that Xuan Yizhen didn't seem to care at all, so he asked doubtfully, "Could it be that Yizhen already knows the whereabouts of the late emperor's treasure?"
Xuan Yizhen smiled softly as she spoke, her beautiful eyes reflecting Yin Xing's sincere gaze. She touched her face with her fingertips, reluctant to let go, and said softly, "Silly, the emperor's greatest treasure is the throne, and it is already in my hands, so why bother looking for treasure again?"
In other words, Xuan Yizheng believed that what those princesses ultimately wanted was someone who could seize the throne.
"Who knows, the late emperor might have left behind some powerful weapons or wealth that could rival a country?" Ever since Yin Xing witnessed the unscientific existence of the puppet Gu, he felt that if this thing was bred in large quantities, it would definitely become a very powerful army.
Especially now that Yin Xing doesn't know that Xuan Yizheng is proficient in witchcraft, she is even more worried that her throne will be usurped.
Xuan Yizhen looked at Yin Xing's evident worry, and his heart softened. He gently embraced her in his arms and said tenderly, "Unless the late emperor has a will to pass on the throne, then no matter how powerful the weapons or the vast wealth are, it can only be considered as treason."
Seeing Xuan Yizhen's calm reaction, Yin Xing felt a little relieved. He raised his hands and hugged her slender and soft body back, muttering, "Each of them has the intention of rebellion. Fortunately, they don't get along. Otherwise, if they teamed up to deal with Yizhen, it would definitely be very dangerous."
"Yes, but I'm not afraid of anything as long as I have you." Xuan Yizheng lowered his eyes and looked at Yin Xing who was wearing a wreath. He inexplicably recalled her brilliant and energetic appearance when he first met her. His heart trembled unnaturally and felt slightly numb, which was very strange.
Hearing the voice, Yin Xing's face turned red and his heart beat fast. It was really annoying. Xuan Yi was really good at teasing people unexpectedly!
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