19 Chapter Eighteen
The palace is located on the south mountainside.
Jingyi Mountain is not big, and the excavated flat land is not enough to build the entire palace. Therefore, the palaces of the palace are built on the mountain, and they are scattered up and down in a unique and interesting way.
The prince's residence is called Ganquan Palace, so named because it is located near the eye of a mountain spring. In front of the palace, there is a tall maple tree with lush branches and leaves, covering the sky and the sun. The leaves on the tree have all turned into colors at this time.
, bright red with a bit of withered yellow, moving with the mountain wind.
In order to enjoy the scenery, the palace does not sweep away the fallen leaves during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The red leaves cover the bluestone path, which winds all the way to the front of the palace. The clear mountain spring gushes out from the gaps in the rocks, forming a clear stream on its own, flowing along the mountain.
The maple leaves fall in the water, layer upon layer, clearly visible.
"People say that the maple tree is the Yellow Emperor's weapon, which made Chi You red." Lou Jing caught a fallen leaf and played with it on the bluestone path covered with red leaves.
"Although Chi You is dead, Jiuli will never be extinguished, and hundreds of wastes are waiting to be revived." Xiao Chengjun stood beside him, looking at the tall maple trees. Above the maple trees, the sky was high and the clouds were wide, and the northern geese were flying south.
It is an ancient legend that the Yellow Emperor beheaded Chi You. The Yellow Emperor's tribe fought fiercely with Chi You's tribe Jiuli. The Yellow Emperor beheaded Chi You, and his sword was stained with Chi You's blood and turned into a maple tree. What Xiao Chengjun said was that Chi You
Although he is dead, the Jiuli tribe is still there, the world is still unstable, and there is still a lot to do.
Lou Jing walked over, took the hand of His Highness the Crown Prince, and put the maple leaf into his palm, "You have a half-day of leisure, don't think about those troubles anymore."
Xiao Chengjun looked down at the red leaves in his palm and smiled slightly, "I am the one who ruined the scenery."
"Isn't that right?" Lou Jing smiled and held his hand, "The wild geese flying from the north to the south is a good time to hunt game. Come on, let's go find Zhang Gong."
"Hunting game..." Xiao Chengjun reluctantly let him pull him out. With such beautiful scenery, this man actually wanted to shoot birds to eat their meat, which really made the scenery terrible.
The palace was naturally equipped with bows and arrows, and Lou Jing happily took the prince to shoot wild geese.
"You're injured, so you'd better not move around." Xiao Chengjun looked at the long bow in the princess's hand and frowned.
"It's my leg, so it's okay." Lou Jing climbed onto a high platform carved out of huge rocks, facing the flock of geese fluttering in the sky, and easily opened the three-jun bow in his hand.
Thirty kilograms is one Jun. Lou Jing pulled the three-jun bow as effortlessly as pulling a slingshot. Looking at this scene, Xiao Chengjun finally understood how powerful the internal martial arts technique was.
Le Xian, who was holding the quiver, had no choice but to climb up to the high platform, hand the quiver to the place where the Crown Princess could reach with her hand, and wait for him to miss the shot before drawing it out.
The bow was bent like a full moon, and the tip of the arrow pointed at the sky. Listening to the tight sound of the tendon bowstring, Le Xian also tightened his grip on the quiver in his hand. With a "whoosh" sound, the sharp arrow left the string and turned into a black light.
It shot straight towards the flock of geese.
Everyone held their breaths and looked at the clouds. Before they could see clearly, there was a cry in the air, and the last one of the "human"-shaped flock of geese fell straight down.
"I hit it, I hit it!" Le Xian shouted happily.
"Good archery skills!" Xiao Chengjun couldn't help but admired.
The guards behind him immediately ran towards the direction where the wild goose fell. Unexpectedly, the wild goose fell into the air, fluttered crookedly, struggled and fell towards the outside of the palace.
The guards had no choice but to mount their horses and go pick up the geese to avoid being picked up by wild beasts coming up the mountain.
"I will bake it later. Your Highness can try my handiwork." Lou Jing smiled and threw the bow to Le Xian, jumped off the stone and hugged His Highness the Crown Prince.
Xiao Chengjun looked at him quietly, "The Crown Princess's injury seems to be healed."
Lou Jing was stunned for a moment and thought to himself, he just got carried away and jumped down from the stone platform ten feet high to let His Highness the Crown Prince see that his injury was healed. Wouldn't it mean that he could no longer hold His Highness the Crown Prince while riding a horse, and he couldn't ride with His Highness at night?
She lied on His Highness the Crown Prince because her legs hurt? Thinking of this, Lou Jing immediately grabbed the Crown Prince's husband's shoulders and hung him on him, "It's not all healed yet, but it doesn't hinder walking anymore."
The prince glanced at the guy hanging on his body and whispered: "Hurry up and stand still, there are so many people watching."
Before Lou Jing could say anything else, the guard who went to pick up the wild goose came back on a fast horse and said, "Prince and Princess, the wild goose has fallen into Changchun Pavilion. The young ones don't dare to enter."
When Xiao Chengjun heard this, the smile on his lips gradually faded.
"Changchun Pavilion? Where is that?" Lou Jing, still hanging on the prince, tilted her head and asked him.
Xiao Chengjun sighed, "That's all, the Crown Princess and I will go in and have a look, you don't have to follow us."
"Yes!" Everyone bowed in response.
"Let's go." Xiao Chengjun pulled the brown candy off his body and pulled him towards the direction where the geese fell.
Changchun Pavilion is not in the palace. After leaving the west gate of the palace, passing through a small bamboo forest, you can see a courtyard with white walls and gray tiles, which makes you feel like you are in the south of the Yangtze River.
"I wanted to bring you here again tomorrow." Xiao Chengjun waved to the guards and eunuchs to stand outside the bamboo forest. Only the princess came forward and slowly knocked on the door.
Not long after, the dark door creaked open, and an old man in his fifties leaned out of the door. When he saw the person outside the door clearly, he immediately opened the door, knelt down and saluted, "See
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Is your prince awake?" Xiao Chengjun waved his hand and asked the old man to get up.
"Awake," the old man said respectfully, standing with his hands down, "Your Highness, please."
Lou Jing raised her eyebrows. Prince Chunde's brothers are all gone. The only one who can live next to the palace is the second prince Xiao Chengjin who has never been seen in public.
"Chengjin is not in good health and has been recuperating here all year round. This time I came to Jingyi Mountain, I also want you to meet him." Xiao Chengjun held Lou Jing's hand tightly. His hand had been with him ever since he stepped into this courtyard.
Somewhat tight.
Lou Jing noticed that when Xiao Chengjun mentioned the second prince, he said "Chengjin" instead of "the second prince's younger brother".
"This courtyard is as warm as spring. There must be a hot spring, right?" Lou Jing squeezed his palm to make him relax.
Regarding the second prince, it has always been a mystery to people in Beijing, and few people mention him. It is said that he was crowned king very early, left the palace and built a mansion, but for so many years, let alone participate in the government affairs, even the annual palace
He never attended the banquet. There were even rumors that the second prince had died long ago, but the emperor was sad and did not allow others to mention it.
Xiao Chengjun took a deep breath and relaxed a little, "Chengjin is afraid of the cold and can only live here all year round."
After passing through several pavilions and pavilions, we entered a hall. Behind the hall, there was smoke, which should be a hot spring.
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince." A woman in a plain silk skirt came forward with several maids to salute. The maids all knelt down, while the woman put her hands on her waist.
"Brothers and sisters, you don't need to be polite," Xiao Chengjun raised his hand to support him slightly, "I brought the princess to see Chengjin."
After saying that, he introduced to Lou Jing, Princess Zhang, the second prince's head wife.
"I've seen the Crown Princess." Mrs. Zhang was dressed plainly, only wearing a pair of silver phoenix hairpins on her head, a thin silver chain pendant with a white eye stone hanging in front of her forehead, paired with her dignified and elegant face.
His face can't help but make people feel good about him.
Lou Jing returned the gift, and Mrs. Zhang led them to the inner courtyard. She spoke softly and could not be heard clearly unless you listened carefully. "Your Majesty, your spirit has improved a lot in the past few days. Yesterday, I asked you why Your Highness was still there."
Don’t come to see him.”
Lou Jing felt that the hand holding her had completely relaxed due to these words. Looking up, there was a little smile in the eyes of His Highness the Crown Prince, and she understood that the second prince was probably very different in Xiao Chengjun's heart.
Normally. Thinking like this, one can't help but feel a little curious about what kind of person could make His Highness the Crown Prince, who has no change of expression despite the collapse of Mount Tai, be so concerned.
Across a stone bridge, there is a stone water pavilion. Under the water pavilion, there is a steaming hot spring. There is a soft couch on the water pavilion, and a man in a plain robe is leaning on the couch covered with a thin blanket.
He was looking at the person coming with a smile.
"Just now the housekeeper said that a goose with an arrow fell into the courtyard, so I guessed that the prince's brother came to see me." The person on the couch was Xiao Chengjin. Before he could see his face clearly, his gentle words had already passed through.
The fog came over.
"I can't hide it from you." Xiao Chengjun pulled the princess forward and sat down on the stool next to the soft couch.
Mrs. Zhang asked the maid to pour tea, then politely hid in the pavilion next to the waterside pavilion.
The two royal brothers met without any courtesy, just like ordinary brothers. Lou Jing was slightly surprised and looked at Xiao Chengjin's face.
Perhaps because of being in bed for many years, Xiao Chengjin looked very thin, and his eyebrows and eyes were 70% similar to Xiao Chengjun's, but he was much softer in comparison. His face was pale, his facial features were delicate, and his dark eyes were as deep as ancient wells.
He can see through the world, with a bit of desolation.
"His Royal Highness Prince Jing is somewhat similar to the prince." Lou Jing also followed the local customs and spoke without any courtesy. However, facing such a sick and frail prince, she could not help but lower her voice for fear of disturbing him.
The second prince was given the title "Jing", perhaps to allow him to rest and recuperate.
"My brother and I have the same mother-in-law, so we are naturally similar," Xiao Chengjin seemed very happy that Lou Jing said this, and his calm eyes were filled with a little smile, "Sister-in-law, don't you know?"
Lou Jing was startled and turned to look at Xiao Chengjun. Are they actually the same mother and concubine? Why had she never heard of it before?
Xiao Chengjun looked over as if he was feeling something, and nodded slightly.
"Brother came to Jingyi Mountain, but what happened in the court?" Xiao Chengjin looked at the two people looking at each other and couldn't help but chuckle.
"The Qinghe River burst its embankments, and some people accused me of being greedy for building money, so I came to avoid the limelight," Xiao Chengjun said simply and clearly, obviously not intending to say more about the matter, "Ruier is three months old, right?"
"Go and bring the young prince over," Xiao Chengjin was not going to let his brother change the subject, and simply ordered the maid to pick up the child, "He is anxious to get you married, and this must be the reason why, even if you run away to the edge of the sky,
, what is supposed to come will always come...cough cough..." Before he finished speaking, he coughed lightly.
Lou Jing listened to the conversation between the two brothers and couldn't help but feel scared. Just now, when Xiao Chengjin mentioned Dayan, he thought he was teasing him. Now it seems that this prince is really smart and can tell the whole story in just a few words.
Chapter completed!