Jiaochu

Chapter 88 Danger amidst danger leads the snake out of its hole ([-])
As soon as she entered the palace, the expression on Ye Lingxi's face stiffened. Although she had expected that Xiao Yun was probably there, she still had the urge to throw away her hands and leave when she saw the real person.When they first met in the previous life, the other person saw through her secret of resentment against her father, and even said it in front of her. From that moment on, she had an inexplicable fear of this person, especially those eyes, which were so cold. It's clear, like a cold mirror, making people avoid it.

"Lingxi, that's the second brother's cousin. Why is he dressed so thickly on this hot day? Isn't it hot?" Ye Xingye's eyes curiously rested on the crane-feather cloak that Xiao Yun was wearing. They all wonder if the people in Jiangnan are particularly afraid of the cold.

After Concubine Xiao waved them over, she introduced her nephew to them, "This is Yun'er. He is the same year as your second brother. He just came to Beijing yesterday and is not very familiar with the palace. Please show him around more in the future." change."

"Brother Yun doesn't like to walk around much at home. Mother and concubine, why don't you let your third brother come and talk to Brother Yun more often?" Ye Lingjue said.

Seeing Ye Xingye's silly and straightforward agreement, Ye Lingxi really wanted to hit him on the head, even though he didn't even know whether he was friend or foe, yet he dared to jump on the chopping board.

After sitting down, Ye Xingye couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked, "Are the people in the south of the Yangtze River particularly afraid of the cold? They are wearing such thick clothes before autumn has even begun."

Xiao Yun replied: "The seasons in the south of the Yangtze River are like spring, but my body is afraid of the cold, so I wear more clothes on weekdays."

Ye Xingye nodded and asked again: "I heard that Jiangnan is very lively, what is there to do?"

Xiao Yun replied: "I don't go out often, so I don't know what's going on nowadays."

Ye Xingye felt like he couldn't talk any more. After taking a few bites of the fresh fruits that Concubine Xiao had brought out, he thought of another topic, "I heard from my second brother that you are not in good health. You must take medicine. You take all of them." What medicine?"

Xiao Yun replied: "There is no need to take medicine, just rest and rest."

After Ye Xingye took a few mouthfuls of melon, he asked again: "Are you here for business this time?"

Xiao Yun replied: "I'm here to buy goods. I'll go back in a few days."

Ye Xingye's eyes suddenly lit up and he thought of a good idea, "Why don't you come to the study and study with us these days? It's quite boring for you to be alone."

Ye Lingxi said: "Third brother and second brother both said that brother Xiao Yun doesn't like walking, and the study is far away. What should I do if I get sick from walking around?"

Ye Xingye thought about it and didn't mention it anymore.

After a while, Eunuch De came over and said that the emperor would come over for lunch. Ye Lingjue told Concubine Xiao that she would take the three of them to sit in his palace. Concubine Xiao nodded in agreement.

Xiao Yun couldn't walk due to poor health, so he took the sedan arranged by Concubine Xiao to go there.By the time Ye Lingjue brought Ye Xingye and Ye Lingxi to Yuyuan Palace, Dong Mo had already served Xiao Yun a cup of tea.

"What kind of tea would you like, third brother?" Ye Lingjue asked after sitting down.

Ye Xingye grinned broadly and said, "I can do it."

Ye Lingjue gave instructions, and Dong Mo brought another cup of tea and a cup of milk tea and placed them in front of Ye Xingye and Ye Lingxi. Finally, he presented the black jade teacup that Ye Lingjue used to drink tea, and then left. .

No one spoke in the hall except for the sound of tea cups being scraped and the slight swallowing of tea.After a while, Ye Xingye couldn't stand it any longer. He turned his head and looked around, as if there were nails stuck in his butt.

"Why don't I do a fortune telling for His Highness the Third Highness?" Xiao Yun said.

Ye Xingye immediately became more energetic after hearing the fortune telling, "Can you still tell fortunes? How?"

Ye Lingxi frowned instinctively when she heard Xiao Yun say that he wanted to tell fortunes. In the last life, the other party wanted to tell her fortunes but her second brother stopped her. At that time, she felt that the other party was not telling fortunes, but more like fortune telling. "Third brother, can hexagrams be calculated casually? If you don't know what to calculate, just let someone calculate it for you. Before doing the fortune telling, you have to bathe and burn incense, fast for three days, and recite sutras and pray. Only in this way can you appear sincere and the hexagrams can be calculated for you. It’s a good calculation.”

Ye Xingye was a little surprised and said, "Is it so troublesome?"

"If you can tell fortunes casually, you won't be like those charlatans on the street." Ye Ling said sharply.

Ye Xingye thought it made sense, so he didn't mention fortune telling.

Then, no one spoke again.

Both Ye Lingjue and Xiao Yun could sit still, and they would not feel irritated even if they sat quietly for a long time. Ye Lingxi could also sit still, but Ye Xingye suffered a lot. When he was studying in the study, he would take the opportunity to turn his head and talk to Ye Lingxi. To whisper, it was almost uncomfortable to sit like this now, so he communicated with Ye Lingxi with his eyes, and the eager desire to leave almost overflowed from his eyes.

"Second brother, my mother and concubine are still waiting for me in the palace. I will go back first."

"Second brother, I'm going back first too."

After Ye Lingjue asked Dong Mo to send the two of them away, he said: "There is no need to tell Lingxi's fortune in the future."

Xiao Yun said: "What if the third princess wants to settle it herself?"

Ye Lingjue said: "That's not necessary."

"Things that are not under your control." Xiao Yun stretched out an unusually white hand and grabbed a handful in the air. He turned over his wrist and let go of his hand. There was nothing there. Then he put his hand back into his cloak, "You can catch it." It’s useless no matter how tight you are, everything won’t always go as you want, it’s just a matter of trade-offs.”

Ye Lingjue looked at the tea in the cup, a clear cold light reflected in his eyes, "It all depends on human effort."

……

After getting a little far away from Yuyuan Palace, Ye Lingxi asked: "Third brother, what do you think of brother Xiao Yun? Is he very similar to eldest brother? They both like to be alone."

Ye Xingye held his chin and thought for a moment, then said: "It's not the same, how should I put it, eldest brother, it just looks a bit cold on the surface, that Xiao Yun..." Ye Xingye scratched his head, "I feel the same as my second brother, He's usually easy to talk to, but he's quite scary when he's angry. I guess he's even harder to mess with than my second brother."

Ye Lingxi nodded happily. It seems that her third brother is still savvy. He can accurately judge the temperament of the other person after meeting him once. Maybe her third brother is also a genius~
After pondering for a few seconds, Ye Xingye's thoughts drifted to another thing, "Lingxi, what do you girls like?"

"Why does third brother ask this?" Ye Lingxi asked deliberately curiously.

Ye Xingye scratched his head in embarrassment, looked at the blue sky and white clouds and said, "That's it, that's it..." After hesitating for a long time, he turned his head and looked around, then bent down and whispered into Ye Lingxi's ear. He said, "I want to give it to someone."

Ye Lingxi didn't reveal the truth and asked how old the other party was. Ye Xingye replied that he was about two years younger than him. Ye Lingxi thought for a while and said, "The gift is not valuable, it's just about the thoughtfulness. The one you buy is not as good as the one you made with your own hands."

Ye Xingye thought it made sense, but said a little distressedly: "I don't even know what she likes, and besides, I can't make anything."

Ye Lingxi untied a purse hanging around her waist and took out a little rabbit from it, showing it to Ye Xingye, "This was carved by my eldest brother, doesn't it look good?"

Ye Xingye looked at the lifelike little rabbit and nodded with certainty. He didn't expect that his eldest brother was so versatile~
(End of this chapter)