Crown Jewels

Chapter 241
The bright moonlight was flawless, revealing the slender waist under the smoky blue veil. Qi Yuan's eyes slid past lightly, but his peach blossom eyes were narrowed. He was stunned by Song Leyi, and put the thin cloak in his hand on her body. The man's calm and magnetic voice It is said that there is a light fragrance of pines and cypresses in the night.

"Wear so little, be careful of catching a cold—"

Song Leyi, who had reacted, blinked her almond eyes slightly, and looked around with uncertain eyes. It was obviously a sultry summer in the green grass, and the buzzing of cicadas rang out in the grass, which aroused the heat in people's hearts for no reason. That's right.

How did he see that he would feel cold?

Before Song Leyi could ask her doubts, her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Zhao Ran's voice behind her.

"Qi Siqing, you actually recognize Song Shangyi in the palace?"

This obviously suspicious tone was not concealed at all in the night. Zhao Ran was inexplicably nervous watching the interaction between the two of them. The unspeakable sense of crisis made his voice a little more high-pitched and sharp. The dull chirping of cicadas in summer.

Qi Yuan frowned slightly, and fastened the buttons of Song Leyi's cloak with his fingers nimbly. The frown gradually softened with the movement of his fingers, and he was able to calm down here, but the silence left to Zhao Ran showed a bit Awkward.

Song Leyi secretly glanced at Qi Yuan, seeing his fingers flattening the last embroidered button, Tao Huatong and her almond eyes met for a moment, as if remembering Zhao Ran behind him, she lifted her sleeves and said indifferently.

"Song Shangyi and I..." Qi Yuan paused for a moment, his eyes fell on the golden belt around Song Leyi's waist, as if he was also accepting her new identity, but it was only for a moment.

"We've known each other since we were in Huaigu Academy," Qi Yuan raised his eyebrows, his peach blossom pupils looked at Zhao Ran, showing a calm and noble temperament for no reason.

"Young master Zhao asks this, why don't you calculate how long we have known each other?"

Zhao Ran choked slightly at Qi Yuan's words, and was immediately speechless, but obviously, no one cared about Zhao Ran's reaction.

The lamps flickered in the night, and the tassels under the golden waistband fluttered in the wind as if to remind.

Qi Yuan glanced in the direction of Taiji Palace calmly, then turned his head and nodded towards Song Leyi.

"The banquet has just begun, and your Majesty may need to reward you for your merits later on. Where will you be at that time? It's already late." Qi Yuan glanced at Song Leyi's clothes, "Go and change your clothes first, and then come to Tai Chi Palace. "

The clear and moist voice rang in the ears, the steady voice suppressed Xia Ri's irritability, showing a bit of a clear spring-like dryness, and the peach blossom pupils softened his upright bones.

Not daring to forget her responsibility, Song Leyi nodded quickly, not only that, tonight is a good day for his brother Song Yan, she must be a witness.

The smoky blue back was riding the light moonlight, and the veil was swaying in the wind. Zhao Ran looked away in a daze, and looked at Qi Yuan for a moment, his eyes were not very polite.

Zhao Ran covered his lips with a guilty conscience, but he was not to be outdone by Qi Yuan's gaze. He pretended to let out a soft snort, as if he had just realized it.

"Qi Siqing and Shangyi have known each other since they were in Huangu Academy, isn't that strange?"

The corners of Zhao Ran's lips overflowed with amusement, and he never met Qi Yuan's eyes, as if talking casually.

"I just don't know... was Song Shangyi seven or eight years old when Qi Siqing was studying in Huangu Academy?"

The muffled laughter echoed in the scorching palace, inexplicably out of place.

These words can be regarded as obviously criticizing Qi Yuan for being old, and feeling the air pressure around him, Zhao Ran hastily straightened his face and pretended to be apologetic.

"Ha, Siqing, don't get me wrong, Zhao has no other intentions, but has officially entered the imperial examination, and has read many articles written by Siqing, Qi Siqing is someone Zhao admires the most!"

There was no voice of rebuttal in his ears, Zhao Ran concealed his quiet complacency, he rubbed his fingertips to observe Qi Yuan, and suddenly felt a little stuffy.

Under the moonlight, the eyes of the man standing like a pine and cypress were indifferent. The moment he met his eyes, under the gaze of those peach blossom eyes, he seemed to be stripped thoroughly, obviously expressionless, but Zhao Ran felt that he was like Jumping up and down like a clown.

Zhao Ran's gaze made Qi Yuan withdraw his thoughts, and when he looked at Zhao Ran, the corners of his lips curled up into a rare smile, which seemed to be humming from his throat, accompanied by a clear and shallow breath, and his tone was mocking.

"That's a good point—"

Qi Yuan nodded in agreement, "In this way, when Qi entered the imperial examination, Mr. Zhao should have been in a private school, taught by the master, right?"

After finishing speaking, Qi Yuan smiled playfully again, but was too lazy to talk to Zhao Ran, calmly looked away, and walked directly towards Tai Chi Palace.

In the night, the man’s back was covered with moonlight, and Zhao Ran was a little ashamed at what he said just now. Although Qi Yuan was only second in the list, he was a young genius, and he was often much faster on the road to the imperial examination. In fact, there is not much difference in age, but the age of preparing for the imperial examination shows that his natural appearance is somewhat different.

This kind of dimensionality reduction blow made Zhao Ran black-faced, and couldn't help complaining in his heart. Who told him before that Qing Qi Yuan of Dali Temple had a good temper? This is simply a lie!
But if you think about it carefully, how can a person who can achieve the position of Minister of Dali Temple be an idler?Zhao Ran shook his head helplessly, and Mo'er smiled wryly when his lips were pulled apart.

Under the light of the moon, Qi Yuan returned to the Tai Chi Palace, but his expression with lowered brows and narrowed eyes was obviously a little lost. Finally, the high-pitched voice of the eunuch in charge brought the man back to his thoughts. As the palace officials took their positions, Qi Yuan Yuan Taohua's pupils were undecided, and his eyes naturally fell on the woman in Shangyi's official uniform, and nonsensical words floated out.

"It's only eight years old..."

Song Yan, dressed in silver armor, appeared at the banquet. The cold and steely temperament between his brows made the hall quiet instantly. Through the man's back and the cold armor, everyone seemed to be able to feel the tension on the battlefield. The cruelty of blood fighting.

Song Yan raised his eyelids, and looked at Gu Baozhu, who was wearing a phoenix crown in the first seat, for a moment. He lifted his shirt and knelt half-kneeling.

At the same time, the unique voice of the eunuch holding the imperial decree echoed in the palace.

"... General Hussars is brave and good at fighting, and he specially named General Song the Marquis of Zhenbei, and hereby—"

Song Leyi clutched her sleeves, looking at her brother who was the glorious lintel of the Song family, her heart was filled with pride, that was her brother Song Leyi!Her brother, General Hussars, Marquis of Zhenbei!
She said that even if his brother missed the champion of martial arts at the beginning, he would definitely be a dragon and phoenix in the future, sooner or later.

After all, he is Song Leyi's brother, no matter what, he can't be bad.

Looking at the gold medal at her waist, Song Leyi tried her best to flatten the corners of her mouth that reached to the ears, pursed her pink lips that were a little stiff, suppressed the excitement in her heart, and began to guide the guests according to the palace rules. errand.

(End of this chapter)