Mountains and rivers pray for peace

It's late at night, under the clear moon, and there are fishing boats in the shadow of lotus flowers. Such a beautiful scenery makes it feel like you are in a palace.

In the haze, Huo Qi saw the young man's face clearly.

For a moment, she couldn't help but imagine that if she threw a few pebbles into the pond now, Shen Yuning's usually indifferent face would be torn to pieces. He will definitely not look as harmless as he does now. He will threaten her subtly, intimidate her like he choked her in the study room of Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion that day, and then let her go, pretending that nothing happened. Pass.

Just thinking about it like this teasingly, the depression that was surging in his chest just now gradually dissipated.

However, Huo Qi was just thinking about it, but his actions were very regular.

She shook off her cloak, sat down on the stone bench in the center of the pavilion, and wrapped it around her body. Then, towards the direction of the pond, he imitated his behavior, cupping his chin and closing his eyes.

Closing her eyes, she thought, just stay quiet for a while. The two of them had nothing to do with each other. They were in the Chu-He-Han world. She would sneak back later.

The breeze blows on my face, and the summer night is quiet.

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Yuning opened his eyes and saw Huo Qi sleeping there, wrapped up like a fluffy little rabbit. But she slept too honestly, with her legs together and her back as straight as a young poplar.

As if sensing something, Huo Qi also opened his eyes and saw him.

When their eyes met, she saw Shen Yuning folding his arms and raising his beautiful chin towards her, saying, "Why didn't you wake me up just now?"

Huo Qi stood up, feeling a sense of embarrassment and could only answer dryly: "I'm afraid it will disturb His Highness's dream."

Shen Yuning raised his eyes to look at her, his eyes deep and his face clear.

He said, "Come here."

Huo Qi looks like he's been cast under a restraining spell. Come here?

He... couldn't hear her clearly. Could he ask her to come closer?

He is the king and she is the minister. Okay, she cooperates.

She smoothed out the wrinkles on her cloak, and then went down the stone stairs step by step until she reached the final third step. If you go any further, the overflowing water will wet the hem of your cloak. She took a deep breath and said, "I can't get through. Your Highness, if you have anything to say, just say it. Stand here, I can hear you clearly."

With a "plop", Shen Yuning threw a long and thin bamboo pole from the boat into the water. By coincidence, the bamboo pole happened to connect the boat in front and the stone steps at Huo Qi's feet in the back.

Shen Yuning looked at her quietly: "But my ears are not good and I can't hear."

Huo Qi instinctively glanced at the bamboo pole.

Does Shen Yuning mean to let her step on this bamboo pole to get on the boat? We are so close, yet you still pretend that you can't hear? This is blatant bullying.

Huo Qi has always had a good temper, but this incident made him a little angry. Could it be that this person just heard the mischief in her heart and wanted to take the opportunity to get back? But she was just having fun in her head, didn't she really embarrass him?

The corners of Huo Qi's lips tightened, trying to maintain an unyielding expression, but his eyes were like an angry red-eyed rabbit, glaring at him. She simply untied her cloak, turned around and threw it on the stone bench. She straightened her spine and was about to get down to explore the bamboo pole. It's a pity that she doesn't have Qinggong, so when she stabbed her so hard, the soles of her shoes were wet, and she would be weightless.

Huo Qi thought fiercely, it's okay, at most she would fall into the pool and she would swim, and she still had the peace charm her mother gave her today, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

She closed her eyes subconsciously, but felt something tightly wrapped around her waist. She opened her eyes to look, but it was a soft whip that was smooth and smooth. Looking up again, Shen Yuning put one hand behind her back and held the handle of the whip with the other. With a little force, she flew steadily towards the small boat in the direction in which the whip came.

When Huo Qi stood firm, she heard low laughter from above her head. She was sure that the man was made to laugh by her.

"You think I let you step on this bamboo pole to get on the boat? No matter what, you won't bully a birthday girl."

This boat was pitifully small, but it was no better inside the palace than outside. There was no big boat to be found at the moment, and it was too eye-catching. At this moment, he was trying to trick Huo Qi into boarding the boat. Shen Yuning thought the bamboo pole was taking up space, so he threw it away.

Huo Qi had no idea what the other party was planning and just said in shock: "How do you know--" my birthday.

"As long as you are willing, you can always know." Shen Yuning smiled half-heartedly, "After all, this is not Mr. Huo's secret."

Huo Qi stopped talking and looked respectful and quiet again. Shen Yuning stopped teasing her and said, "Want to see lotus flowers?"

Huo Qi looked at him strangely and looked around. Everything he saw was a stretch of green, and he couldn't even see the shadow of a lotus. The climate in the capital has always been colder than other places, and even the lotus flowers bloom later. Until the end of June, the warm wind had not yet caused the lotus flowers to bloom.

But she still responded very cooperatively: "That's true, but it's a pity that the lotus flowers haven't bloomed yet."

Shen Yuning said: "Not necessarily. Some lotus flowers have already bloomed, but they bloom deep in the lotus leaves."

He spoke cunningly and firmly, as if the lotus would really listen to his words and bloom obediently.

Huo Qi was in a good mood at the moment. She smiled slightly and sat down with him. She saw him attaching the soft whip to his waist, lifting the oar, and rowing deep into the lotus leaves, his movements as dignified as ever.

The lotus leaves grow very densely, covering a pool of green water. Shen Yuning was in charge of rowing the boat, while Huo Qi plowed the lotus leaves with his hands to create a path for the boat.

After an unknown amount of time, Huo Qi saw orange stars among the intertwined lotus leaves, shadowy and flickering like fireflies. Going deeper, you can see a place in the middle of the pond with clear blue water and overwhelming lotus lanterns. The lamp is extremely lifelike, like a lotus flower, layer upon layer, blooming quietly. If it weren't for the candlelight from the lamp, it would almost look real.

The boat stopped in the center of the lotus lantern, and the lotus flowers surrounded them.

Huo Qi turned his head and saw half of Shen Yuning's face. There was light surging in his black eyes. He didn't know if it was illuminated by the candlelight on the lotus lantern. His lips were pursed tightly, looking stubborn and serious. Hiding in this pond, all the senses are strangely amplified.

Huo Qi asked: "Did Your Highness bring me here on purpose?"

So what if she sleeps until dawn tonight and doesn't go out?

Shen Yuning avoided answering and glanced at her: "People say that making a wish on a lotus lantern on your birthday is very effective. Do you want to try it?"

Huo Qi actually didn't believe in ghosts and gods, and she knew that Shen Yuning probably didn't believe it either. But at this moment, she was happy to make a wish.

She nodded, closed her eyes, and made a silent wish to the lotus lantern at her feet.

For a moment, she opened her eyes and suddenly said seriously: "Your Highness, thank you. Not only for these lotus flowers, but also for the many times you have been considerate to me before. After making this wish, I will be safe this year." It’s going well.”

She kept these words in her heart. It's a pity that she rarely sees Shen Yuning and can't find suitable opportunities.

After she finished speaking, her long eyelashes trembled, and she no longer looked at the man's face, but leaned over to play with the petals of the lotus flowers with her fingers.

Shen Yuning rarely had a moment of dissociation.

Huo Qi was tempered by the etiquette taught by Huo Ruhai, so she always wore a gentle smile, but her eyebrows were always indifferent and calm. But right now, she wasn't smiling at all, but Shen Yuning felt that she was in a good mood at the moment. And when he heard those words, his emotions were even more difficult to understand.

When he stole the seal of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, she swept away the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion's tail for him and turned her attention to Huo Chi, leaving no evidence to prove it.

During the hunt at Qingyang Peak, he fought bloody battles. On the surface, he was a ferocious black lion beast, but behind his back, he was a brother who stabbed him. He is not a god, he is just a human being. That night, he was actually very tired and in a daze, but it was she who came on horseback and shot the last assassin who wanted to kill him with her own hands.

In Baotan Temple, Shen Yu first wanted to use the statue of the imperial concubine to make the Dog Emperor bring up the past, so as to vent his anger on him. Although he didn't care, she took the risk to destroy the jade statue so that her mother-in-law's soul wouldn't be disturbed and used by traitors for entertainment.

Tonight, he was exhausted, and it was she who made him laugh.

When he was walking alone, she also used her own way to protect him time and time again by accident. But she didn't take it seriously and didn't realize it. Instead, she thanked him first.

Shen Yuning put her hand on the hull of the boat beside Huo Qi, deliberately leaned forward, stopped two inches in front of her, and smiled casually: "I have been careful with many people, and of course, they are all beneficial to me."

That handsome face suddenly grew bigger. If it were a real girl, it would be difficult not to blush. But Huo Qi stared at those peach blossom eyes, not wanting to be outdone, and looked back at him without moving: "So Your Highness thinks that a thank you is not enough, and you want me to repay you with a huge profit? "

Shen Yuning looked at the girl, his smile gradually disappeared, his dark eyes were calm and serious: "Huo Qi, what wish did you make?"

What if instead of making a wish for that lotus lantern, you wanted something from me?

Tonight is Christmas Eve. I hope everyone has a safe and successful new year. (o^^o)