At the end of the unitary hour, Xu Zhiyi had just gotten up from the bath, and Ling Zhao's little servant Huaidong came to pass the word, saying that the prince had invited her to the lotus pond in the backyard to enjoy the flowers.

"Flower viewing?" Xu Zhiyi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Ling Zhao has always been busy, either busy meeting Keqing or preparing aromatherapy, and after going to the imperial study to assist in government affairs in the past few months, he has been even more busy. It is the day of the first ten days of each month, and he also comes and goes in a hurry, and the completion of the task is generally perfunctory. Today, we actually met to enjoy the flowers?!

"We went to the Water Pavilion yesterday, and the thousand heavy brocade has just budded, what kind of flowers are we going to enjoy at this time?" Yuzhu wiped Xu Zhiyi's wet hair with a towel while laughing and teasing Huai Dong, who was waiting for a reply outside the brocade screen.

"Princess, today is not to enjoy the lotus, but the peacock sent to the prince by a foreign spice merchant is about to bloom. The prince remembered that you had never seen this rare thing, and specially ordered someone to arrange fruit food and wine in the water pavilion, so that the little slave could come and invite him. ”

"You go back to the prince, I'll come over after I've packed it up." Xu Zhi instructed Huai Dong across the screen, and then picked up the small mirror in front of the dressing table to take a look.

"Don't look at it, the princess is so beautiful, even I have hot eyes when I see it." Yuzhu smiled and said: "Let me make the most popular double snail bun for the princess, and with the white jade bead flower rewarded by the concubine, it will definitely look better than the epiphany......"

Xu Zhiyi stared at the mirror noncommittally, only dressed up by Yuzhu, but she was repeatedly thinking in her mind: Why did Ling Zhao suddenly invite herself to enjoy the flowers?

At the last Yuyao birthday party, she told Ling Zhao, the county lord of Hejing, that she wanted to marry her, and she categorically refused to leave. Soon after, I heard the news from my aunt back to the palace, saying that Shu Shi'an had thanked the emperor for the marriage. Could it be that Ling Zhao knew the reason behind this? If he asks about it, how can he justify it? That day, he obviously took the initiative to show his goodwill, but how could he have expected that the county lord of Hejing liked Ling Li......

"Today's makeup is elegant and delicate, if the princess has been frowning like this, she will be a little like a resentful woman......" Yuzhu combed her makeup, and reminded her with a smile while changing into a plain snow silk thousand water dress.

Xu Zhiyi restrained her mind at this time, suppressed all the distracting thoughts in her heart, took her usual sachet on the dressing table and tied it around her waist, and told Yuzhu to go out with the lamp.

It's already night, and the people in the palace have lit up the wind lanterns under the eaves of the houses and corridors, and the huge Zhaowang Mansion looks particularly quiet and solemn between the light and dark layers. Every time she was in such a night, she felt depressed and dull. It's just that today, she didn't bother to look at the lights, so she just walked towards the water pavilion.

Huai Dong was already waiting outside the water pavilion, and when he saw Yuzhu carrying a wind lantern to lead Xu Zhiyi in full costume, he took the initiative to push open the carved door of the water pavilion, lifted the brocade curtain inside the door and said respectfully: "The prince has been waiting inside for a long time." ”

Xu Zhiyi nodded and walked into the water pavilion.

Yuzhu was about to follow up to serve, but Huai Dong raised his hand to stop her, smiled at her and winked, and then closed the carved door lightly. Yuzhu immediately understood, and followed Huai Dong back to the wooden corridor on the bank of the lotus pond to wait.

As soon as Xu Zhiyi walked into the water pavilion, a rich aroma came to her nose. She couldn't help frowning and gently covered her mouth and nose with a silk handkerchief.

"Does Zhiyi think the fragrance is too strong?" Ling Zhao leaned on the brocade couch in the water pavilion, and a pair of starry eyes watched Xu Zhiyi's every move.

Xu Zhiyi was a little flustered by his attentive gaze, and hurriedly changed the topic: "Is this Peacock Tan?" ”

On the low table in front of the brocade couch, there is a pot of exotic flowers waiting to be put in bud, and on the table next to it is arranged with all kinds of delicate snacks, preserved fruits, and a set of white jade wine utensils.

"Exactly. Has Zhiyi seen it before? Ling Zhao sat up, took the wine jug and slowly poured the wine into the jade cup in front of him.

"I've only heard of it, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes." Xu Zhiyi's face showed a little curiosity, she approached the flower pot, and gently touched the flat and slender branches and leaves with her fingers.

"Beware, there are thorns on the leaves."

Ling Zhao grabbed her hand across the table. Xu Zhiyi's body was stunned, and when she looked at Ling Zhao again, she saw the corners of his lips smiling, and his eyes were very gentle and caring, as if she had seen her for the first time by the Falling Star Pool that day, which instantly made her heart beat faster.

"I asked my friend who sent the flowers, and they said that they will be in full bloom around midnight tonight. Zhiyi and accompany me to have a few drinks and wait for the flowers to bloom, okay? Ling Zhao asked with a smile.

"Okay." Ling Zhao with such a look, how could she refuse?

Seeing Xu Zhiyi responding, Ling Zhao took her hand, led her to sit down beside him, and then picked up the jade cup on the table and said: "This wine was sent together with this flower, it is said to be called epiphany, but I don't know if it is drunk when the epiphany is in full bloom, or it is brewed with epiphany branches and leaves, it smells very fragrant, the princess tastes it." ”

Xu Zhiyi had already been flustered by his behavior, so she blushed and drank a full cup of his hand.

"What do you think?" Ling Zhao leaned close to her ear and asked softly.

"Sweet and sweet, excellent." Xu Zhiyi forced herself to calm down.

"It seems that the friend who sent the flowers really didn't lie to me." Ling Zhao picked up the jade pot and poured another cup for Xu Zhiyi, "A few days ago, my father suddenly asked about his heir, and I had to agree to him to marry the county lord of Hejing, but fortunately, Shu Xiang came forward to refuse. This matter has not been told to Zhiyi, but it has made you more troubled, I will toast you. ”

"The concubine has been married into the palace for many years, and has never given birth to a son and a half daughter for the prince, this cup of wine should be the concubine's reparation to the prince." Hearing Ling Zhao really mention this matter, Xu Zhiyi, who was originally worried in her heart, was even more uneasy, and when she heard that he wanted to respect herself, she took the initiative to pick up the wine glass and drink it up.

"The matter of the heir is my blessing, and I can't ask for it." Ling Zhao sighed helplessly, and then forced a smile again, "I have never blamed Zhiyi for this......"

Speaking of heirs, it struck Xu Zhiyi's heart. She is full of grievances, but she has nowhere to sue. The more Ling Zhao said that he didn't blame her, the more she felt that he was blaming her. So, she picked up the glass in front of her and drank it again.

After doing this a few times, she felt a little dizzy, and her gaze at Ling Zhao was extremely floating and floating.

"Well, the buds seem to be much fluffier than they were at first, and I think they're about to bloom. It is said that 'enjoying the moon on a moonlit night' is the most beautiful and elegant thing in the world, and it is a pity that there is no moon tonight. With that, Ling Zhao put down the wine jug and stood up, "You wait, I'll go get a heavy brocade candle and come in, let's talk about the moonlight......

With that, Ling Zhao opened the door and walked out of the water pavilion.

A moment later, he came in with a wind lamp wrapped in a heavy brocade of plain yarn, and the candlelight was filtered by the layers of plain yarn, and it was extremely faint. When the original lamps and candles in the water pavilion are blown out, the round heavy brocade wind lantern in the darkness is like a full moon hanging on the desk. The room is full of white shimmering, and the figures are longing, just like the light under the moon.

"Zhiyi, do you think this moonlight is good?"

"Fabulous. It's just that I think it's a little hot in this water pavilion...... "Xu Zhiyi only felt dizzy and hot.

"It's early summer, so it's naturally a little hot, so I'll untie your skirt for you."

"Okay."

After that, Xu Zhiyi felt like a bun in a bamboo drawer, her body and mind were steamed and tormented, and she couldn't wait to push the window and jump into the lotus pond to find a moment of clarity. When the burning sensation subsided, I felt like a dough in the chef's hand, sticky and chaotic, and let others knead it.