Jiaochu

Chapter 143 The King of Zhenbei ([-])
On the way, Meng Jingxiu asked Ye Lingjue about his various preferences with great enthusiasm and curiosity, such as what he likes to eat, what tea he likes to drink, what books he likes to read, etc. Dong Mo summarized them one by one. answer.

"Has Your Highness got engaged?"

"Princess, Your Highness is not old enough to discuss marriage."

"Have you not arranged a baby wedding? People in our place like to arrange a baby marriage, so my father arranged a baby marriage for the eldest brother. As a result, Uncle Fang's family also gave birth to a little brother. My father said that he would wait until Uncle Fang's family has another daughter. So she became the daughter-in-law of the eldest brother. As a result, another son was born in Uncle Fang's family. The father blamed the eldest brother, saying that the eldest brother was not living up to expectations and could not even get a daughter-in-law. The mother-in-law said that the father was useless and could not even get a daughter-in-law. I couldn’t find it, and then my father didn’t dare to say a word.”

"Did sister Jing'er have a baby wedding?"

"I have to choose my husband by myself, if he is a man who is upright and upright."

Meng Jingxiu winked at Ye Lingxi and asked, "If my eldest brother and Brother Yan asked you to choose one, which one would you choose?" She replied matter-of-factly, "Of course it's Brother Yan." Meng Jingxiu asked angrily. She said, "My eldest brother is good at literature and martial arts. He is talented and personable. The girls in our place who like my eldest brother are all lined up on the street. What's wrong?" She replied calmly, "I and I Your eldest brother is not familiar with me." Meng Jingxiu said oh, it turns out he is not familiar with him yet, she rolled her big and smart eyes and had an idea in her mind.

When they arrived at the gate of Liuli Garden, Dong Mo went in first and announced, and then a guard came out with a stern look on his face. He looked very young, in his early twenties, with a saber on his waist, and he showed a certain look when he saluted. A cold and stern feeling.

"Your Majesty is not here. The Crown Prince asked his subordinates to come and invite His Highness to come in and sit down." The voice was concise and powerful, without any trace of procrastination in his tone.

The guard made an invitation gesture, and Ye Lingjue walked in with Ye Lingxi and Meng Jingxiu.

There was a person sitting at the stone table in the yard, with a heavy blanket on his knees, a fox fur on his body, and a hand warmer in his hand.

"Forgive me for not being able to salute His Highness." Murong Ze bowed and gestured.

Seeing that the Northern Crown Prince was really sitting in a wheelchair, Meng Jingxiu tugged on Ye Lingxi's sleeves, her eyes seeming to say: Look, look, I'm right.When she turned her head, she accidentally met those dark eyes, which were like holes in the ice. The smile on her face was also a bit surly, which made people feel uncomfortable, so she turned to Ye Ling. The second prince Jue moved behind him.

Murong Ze curled his lips, as if he was amused by the other party's timidity, and moved his dark eyes to Ye Lingxi. Ye Lingjue took two steps forward to block her.

"Your Majesty is in poor health, so there is no need to be polite." There was a cold and lonely light in those peach blossom eyes, giving people an invisible sense of oppression.

Ye Lingxi stuck her head out and looked at the Northern Crown Prince, who was about the same age as her eldest brother. The first impression he gave her was that of arrogance, and then of eccentricity, which was slightly different from the image she had sketched in her mind before.

At this time, a maid came over carrying tea. She was slim and graceful. The exposed half of her wrist was as white as snow, and her skin was fragrant.

When the maid placed the tea cup on the table, Murong Ze reached out and gently held the water-onion-like hand. The movement was quite frivolous. The maid was not frightened by such a move. Instead, she chuckled and took out her hand, which was quite flirtatious. Pretty meaning.

Ye Lingxi felt her vision go dark, and blocked her face with one hand. Meng Jingxiu also blushed a little, thinking that the Northern Crown Prince was a lecherous person.

When the maid saw Ye Lingjue reaching out to cover her body, she covered her sleeves and smiled softly. She stepped forward and saluted, "My maid, Hongxing, is the one who serves His Royal Highness personally."

Meng Jingxiu frowned and said: "Why do you call this name? Hongxing is out of the wall, how unpleasant it sounds." Hongxing replied calmly: "The princess has misunderstood, this Hongxing is not the other Hongxing, if the princess goes to the north in the future Come, you can see with your own eyes what red apricot is."

Ye Lingxi felt a little weird when she heard these last two sentences, as if she meant something. I wonder if it was a psychological effect. She also looked a little weird when she looked at the maid. Her bright red lips looked like blood, which made her look particularly strange. It's dazzling, even a little bit eye-catching.

"My servant has resigned." Hongxing bowed, took the tea tray and left.

Murong Ze picked up a cup of tea and handed it to Ye Lingjue, saying, "I don't know if the tea made by my maid is suitable for His Highness's taste." Ye Lingjue took the tea cup, scraped it a few times, and smelled the tea aroma first. Taking another shallow sip and moving slowly, the amusement in the other person's eyes gradually subsided.

"The aroma of the tea is refreshing, but the taste is a little astringent." Ye Lingjue commented.

Murong Ze said: "I thought His Highness was not afraid of hardship. Why don't you give His Highness a cup of something sweet?"

"I want to drink milk tea. I need to add a spoonful of honey. No more. Just one spoonful. I also need to add three drops of rose scented water. It doesn't matter if I want to drink milk tea. I need to stir it gently with a spoon." Ye Lingxi is very particular. said.

Meng Jingxiu heard the novelty and said she wanted to try a cup.

"Jingzhe, go tell Hongxing. If the princess wants to drink milk tea, add a spoonful of honey and three drops of rose scented water. Use a spoon to mix it gently. Don't spill it." Murongze said with a bit of joking. He repeated Ye Lingxi's words and added at the end, "By the way, the princess also wants to try it, don't forget it."

The stern guard in his early twenties took the order and left.

"I heard that your father is not here," Ye Lingjue put the teacup on the table and asked, "Has he left the palace?"

Murong Ze said: "His Highness asked someone to go check it out and it would be clear. Why bother looking for something far away? He came here to ask me on a cold day. If I say I don't know, wouldn't it be a disappointment?" He lowered his head and smoothed his knees. He took a thick blanket and looked at the clouds in the distance with a few rays of light shining through. "In the north, it is still snowing heavily at this time, and there is a hundred feet of ice on the river, and the carriages and horses transporting goods can also walk on it. .”

"We have never had snow in the south, and I still want to build a snowman and have a snowball fight-" Meng Jingxiu's words were interrupted by a sneer, and Murong Ze sneered, "Why don't the princess go and persuade your father to let us change?"

Meng Jingxiu said angrily: "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't be weird here."

"The cold in the North is as harsh as anyone can imagine. The princess thinks it's fun to make snowmen and have snowball fights, but the soldiers in the North are looking forward to less snow." Although Ye Lingjue's voice was not harsh, it was so calm. The tone was even more intimidating.

Meng Jingxiu ran away with red eyes.

"Second brother, you'd better smile next time, or you'll scare people away again." After Ye Lingxi said that, he ran away and slept in the same bed. If the knot in the little girl's heart was not solved, she would probably die today. Don't even think about sleeping at night.

(End of this chapter)