Ability Shuttle: Don't mess with the black boss

Chapter 16 Qiankun Jade Cup (4)

Early the next morning, Li Rui sent someone to the other courtyard to invite me to go to the lake together.

I'm very conflicted, if I go, I'm afraid he won't be serious anymore; if I don't go, I don't care, after all, I live and eat in Ruiwang's mansion now, how can I not bow my head under the eaves.

While he was in trouble, he heard sparse footsteps, and Li Rui came from outside the arched door of the other courtyard with three or five entourages.Stepping in front of me, it was considered as inviting me personally: "Is the princess still angry that the king came back late and neglected the princess?"

Although he said this very politely, there was a frivolous smile on his brow, which made me feel even more frightened.

When I set up a stall before, I also read a lot of romance novels on my mobile phone to pass the time. The ancient men and women described in it should be closed behind closed doors for good luck before they get married.

So I said: "How dare Cheng Ya. It's just that the prince and I are going to get married soon, so we should follow the rules of our ancestors and not see each other until then."

His smile became stronger: "Not to mention that there are no such rules in this country, and since the king met the princess yesterday, he hasn't slept well all night."

As soon as I gritted my teeth, I saw that even the truths printed in print are not all the truth.

He was very imposing, and before I agreed, he came straight to hold my hand and got into the sedan chair together, and went to a very beautiful lotus lake in Huxia County.

At that time, it was not yet the season when the lotus flowers were in full bloom in summer, but there were only round lotus leaves connected into one piece.Looking around, it seems that the lake water has also been turned into a quiet emerald green.Standing by the lakeside with Li Rui, I saw a small painted boat slowly rowing towards us from the front.After reaching the shore, Li Rui helped me into the boat, took the wooden oar from the boatman, and rowed by himself.

The servants of the palace stood on the bank with their heads bowed, all of them had ambiguous smiles on their faces.

I shuddered, and sat on a single stool and asked Li Rui, "You...don't you bring a servant with you?"

This is of course nonsense.But right now, he couldn't think of a better way than to say a few words of nonsense to embolden himself.

Along the way, he just smiled and said nothing, and leisurely rowed the boat to the depths of Lianhu Lake, which made me feel very uncertain.

The fragrance of the surrounding lotus leaves is tangy and refreshing.A few dragonflies were resting on the lotus leaves, or were disturbed by the water waves, flapping their wings and scattered away.

Li Rui put away the wooden paddle and put it on the deck, and walked towards me.I tugged at the corner of my mouth and hurriedly asked, "You...what do you want to do?"

But he sat on the ground in the painting boat very casually, took a grape into his mouth, and asked me inarticulately: "What does the princess want to do?"

Obviously I asked the question first, but he asked it back.

But since he asked, I have to seize this opportunity, delay as much as possible, and think of a better way to protect myself.

I glanced at the pens, ink, papers and inkstones on the table, which were probably used for writing poems when the literati were on the rise.But the time to write a few words is really too short. After thinking for a while, I said to Li Rui: "I have heard for a long time that my lord has superb painting skills. Could you please ask my lord to give Cheng Ya a painting?"

The first half of this sentence is pure fabrication and flattery.My idea is that painting takes a long time, and second, you can stay away from him.

He curled his lips, got up and took the brush back to me: "Okay."

I sat two meters away from him, and Li Rui told me to sit closer halfway.

I said: "You can just paint, I want to have a stronger sense of haze, so I'd better sit farther away."

So he smiled, and settled down to sketch on the drawing paper with a brush.

Drawing is indeed a laborious and time-consuming job. After about an hour, I sat in the same posture, and my back felt a little numb. I asked Li Rui, "Are you ready?"

He finally put down the brush and said softly, "Okay."

Only then did I cheer and stand up and twist my body left and right.He looked at me with a half-smile: "Is the princess satisfied?"

I went to the table, and suddenly found a new beauty in ancient costume on the drawing paper—the long hair in the shawl was blown by the wind, her eyes were staring ahead, and the corners of her lips were slightly pursed.The lotus leaves next to her are infinitely blue, and she has become the person who reflects the sun and the lotus is so red.

Li Rui had superb painting skills, and the beauty's demeanor was vividly depicted.

I nodded, puzzled: "Who are you painting?"

He laughed and said, "Didn't the princess ask me to draw a painting for you? If the person in this painting is not you, then who is it?"

I took a closer look, and the eyebrows and eyes looked like myself.Maybe it's because I'm not used to the appearance of ancient costumes, and I always feel that the more I look at it, the more awkward it becomes.

I smiled and said: "Thank you, my lord." As I said that, I was going to put away the painting, but he stopped me with his hand: "Can I give it to the princess after I have someone frame it?"

I didn't care, so I nodded again: "Okay." Then I pretended to yawn and said: "Cheng Ya is a little sleepy, my lord, let's go home."

He obviously didn't doubt it, nor did he deny my proposal. He went to the deck to pick up the paddle again and rowed to the shore.

My tense nerves were finally relaxed at this moment.Sighing, he took a few grapes and stuffed them into his mouth, reckoning in his heart that the wedding day would be five days away.I haven't seen Shen Yuan recently, and I don't know if he has found out where the Qiankun Jade Cup is hidden.

After the day's lake tour, I was worried that Li Rui would invite me out again, because this is really more frightening than breaking through the haunted house.So at noon the next day, I went to find Concubine Yin, and euphemistically told me that in my mother country, it is an unlucky custom for men and women to meet before marriage.

Concubine Yin is very knowledgeable, and she became worried when she heard me fooling around like this, so she issued a foot restraint order to Li Rui, forbidding him to disturb me again before getting married.

Therefore, it is very rare for me to spend a few more leisurely days.

In a blink of an eye, it was the ninth day of junior high school.

The palace was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and bright red lanterns with Chinese characters for happiness were hung everywhere.Yesterday, the maids sent me specially prepared wedding dresses for me to try on.Concubine Yin was afraid that I, a foreigner, would not understand Xi Fengchao's etiquette, so she specially sent a mother Hu who had been with her for many years to teach me.

So far, I have benefited from a lot of new knowledge.

For example, she said: "When serving tea to the concubine Yin, she should call her Er Niang instead."

"During the bridal chamber, you must never remove the hijab by yourself first. Because the first person to remove your red hijab is your husband. If you do so by yourself, it means that you will be alone for the rest of your life."

"When drinking a cup of wine, if you secretly call the other person's name in your heart, you can get the protection of the old man and stay with you forever."

"According to the horoscope of the princess and the prince's birthday, the prince will come to the bridal chamber during the auspicious time of Haizheng. Before that, the princess just needs to wait patiently."

(End of this chapter)