flstandardbreds Chapter 116 Half asleep and half awake
Chapter 116 Half asleep and half awake
Bai Mei waved his hand and said calmly, "Nothing, nothing."
As he turned around, he looked Baili Juan up and down, and said with a hint of surprise: "How can a wolf and a leopard give birth to a lamb?"
Baili Jun frowned, still not quite hearing it clearly, what wolf and leopard? What lamb?
Before he could ask, Baimei had gradually disappeared from his sight.
Baili Jun took out the rune with his birth date and looked at it again, feeling undecided.
In the cool autumn wind.
It was quiet in Li Garden. Su He was copying calligraphy in Qinfang Residence when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure moving in the yard.
She paused, feeling suspicious.
In addition to Pei Xia, there were several other cleaning maids in Qinfangju, but they were not there at the moment, and Pei Xia had gone out to do some work.
Who would be in the yard?
Su He placed the brush on the Jade Mountain, loosened his sleeves, picked up a pair of scissors from the drawer and put them in his sleeves, then walked out gracefully.
Under the corner of a pine tree in the courtyard, beside a stone table with a few fallen leaves, a Taoist priest was leisurely counting gold ingots.
"How did you get in?"
Su He clenched the scissors and glanced outside the yard. There were one or two maids clearing weeds on the bluestone slabs. They didn't seem to notice the Taoist's presence.
Baimei counted the gold ingots happily, took out an ingot and pushed it in front of her, "The prince is indeed generous. Here, how about I give you one?"
"The last thing Liyuan lacks is money."
"How can they be the same? I gave you this gold ingot with my own hands. It carries a blessing!"
Blessing?
Su He walked to the stone table, picked up the gold ingot and examined it carefully. His suspicious gaze returned to Bai Mei. Seeing that he looked relaxed and did not seem to have any nervousness of meeting the emperor, she was surprised.
"Is it done?" she asked.
"I promised, how can I not do it? Little girl, you look down on me too much."
Su He looked at him quietly, and said in a cold tone: "How do you know my identity?"
That day in the teahouse, she and Pei Xia had both disguised themselves. How could this Taoist find Li Yuan? And how could the maid not notice it?
Baimei smiled easily and waved a finger in the air, and the pine and cypress trees immediately rustled.
Su He was stunned.
There is obviously no wind...
"who are you?"
Baimei stood up and straightened his worn Taoist robe, with a cheerful smile on his face, and replied happily: "Me? I am just a wandering Taoist priest. But I still have some kindness, and I want to calm down your anger in your previous life, so I took your money and did your job, just as you wish."
The word "previous life" made Su He couldn't help but re-examine him. After a closer look, she found that there was wisdom in those bright eyes.
Baimei flicked his sleeves, stood with his hands behind his back, his Taoist robe fluttering in the wind.
"Little girl, good things are coming to you!"
"Wha...what?"
The day after tomorrow is the day when Lu Huaihe will leave Beijing. The journey is dangerous and I don’t know how long it will take. How can this be considered a good thing?
Su He moved his lips and was about to ask in detail, but suddenly the Taoist priest disappeared from his sight, he just disappeared!
Like a puff of smoke, with a faint smile, it disappeared before my eyes.
Su He hurriedly ran outside the yard to check, but there was no one in sight except two maids doing odd jobs.
She looked up at the cloudless sky. Occasionally one or two birds flew by, and then there was silence.
"Madam? Young Madam?"
Suddenly, he heard Pei Xia's voice calling him. Su He didn't see anyone, so he turned around to look inside Qinfang Residence. The trees and houses in the courtyard suddenly became hazy and blurred, and passed by him in a flash.
She suddenly opened her eyes, only to find herself indoors, with a brush still in her hand, the ink spreading across the rice paper.
"It's almost early winter, Madam, be careful not to catch a cold if you sleep on the desk."
Su He just felt dizzy. He put the brush down on the rice paper, stood up and looked outside the yard. There was nothing.
She asked, "Has anyone come in after I fell asleep?"
Pei Xia shook her head: "I have been guarding outside, but I didn't see anyone."
Su He hesitated, could it be that meeting that stinky Taoist priest was just a dream?
"Madam, how come there is a gold ingot here?" Pei Xia took away the useless rice paper, but found a gold ingot next to the inkstone mountain.
Su He's head was buzzing. He looked down at the gold ingot, and the Taoist's words echoed in his ears again.
Not a dream.
That Taoist priest is really good at what he does.
The eldest princess's mansion.
A play had just finished on the stage, and it was getting dark. Zhaoyang leaned back on the couch, feeling a little tired. It was not until the nanny came to report that they had arrived that he propped himself up and sat up.
Su He and Lu Huaihe arrived late, and all the guests in the garden were already present.
Zhaoyang glanced at him indifferently.
"You came here just in time for dinner, and you don't even remember the time?"
Lu Huaihe smiled and said, "My son had some personal matters to attend to and was delayed for a while."
The word "son" added some warmth. After hearing this, Zhaoyang said nothing and sent someone to offer him a seat.
The chairs were placed to her side, and further down were the other guests.
Su He sat down nervously, but fortunately, Lu Huaihe was beside her, which made her feel a little more at ease. After sitting down, they listened to another opera, and after it ended, they moved to the banquet hall.
The dinner was held in a small garden, with an altar filled with colorful flowers.
Walking along the winding gravel path, you will see tall buildings in the garden, which opens up into the distance.
Lu Huaihe took Su He's hand and walked slowly among the crowd, and every time they passed a place they would always talk about the fun times they had as children.
Nanny Tang, who was walking at the front, looked back and reported to Zhaoyang with a smile on her face, "Princess, you always say that the young master is taciturn. From what I see, isn't he talking a lot right now?"
Look at these young couple, not only are they holding hands, they are also whispering to each other from time to time, they are so affectionate.
Zhaoyang glanced and said, "Virtue!"
As if she noticed someone was watching her, Su He realized it belatedly and quickly broke free from Lu Huaihe's hand. She then looked at the guests around her, all of whom were looking at them vaguely.
"what happened?"
"Are we getting too close?"
Su He secretly looked at other couples, but none of them were like them. She was afraid that the princess would be unhappy, so she took Lu Huaihe's arm and pushed her aside.
Lu Huaihe found it a little funny, but he followed her advice.
"Soho?"
Zhaoyang paused and called out.
Upon hearing this, Su He immediately stepped forward to answer.
"The dinner hasn't been posted yet. If you have nothing to do, follow me for a walk on the trail."
Su He lowered his eyes: "Yes."
All the noise was left behind, and the two of them walked along the path one after the other without servants. The evening breeze was a little cool, Su He tightened his sleeves and followed silently behind.
"After Yun Qing had a miscarriage, did you go to visit her? But I heard that she used to call the concubine "sister-in-law" and didn't take you seriously at all, right?"
Not knowing why she suddenly brought this up, Su He answered truthfully, "Giving birth is a very dangerous experience for a woman. Even if there are a thousand things wrong between her and me, I shouldn't be fussing about it now."