Crown Jewels

Chapter 244

The early morning light poured into the palace, the courtiers' memorials were discussed, and the empress drove away slowly in a palanquin with a canopy.

Qi Yuan was tall and tall, and his eyes were fixed on the pink shirt under the overlapping of Zhao Ran's official robe in the corner outside the hall.

The round spot of sunlight shines through the green bamboo shadows, illuminating the little girl's eyebrows and eyes. Xingren's eyes are wide open, full of interest, even wearing a pink dress, she can't help leaning towards Zhao Ran's chest, Qi Yuan frowned, From this angle, Song Leyi's figure was completely shrouded by Zhao Ran.

Zhao Ran was tall and handsome, the woman in the pink shirt had sparrow eyes, and her eyes seemed to be full of stars between her pink lips.

Approaching with a sweet breath, Zhao Ran subconsciously breathed lightly, afraid of scaring her away, the light spots shone on her pink cheeks, and she could clearly see the small features on the fair skin, the clear white skin was very moist, Even the sound is amazing.

"Really? Mr. Wu is really coming out, willing to play the guqin at the beginning?"

"It's easy to find a good song, but it's hard to find an acquaintance. There are people like Miss Song who know the piano in the world. Mr. Wu will naturally not stick to customs. Naturally, he wants to share it with someone who understands the moon."

Zhao Ran was infected by Song Leyi's emotions. Wearing an official robe, he was bookish and looked at Song Leyi with frank and joyful eyes. Just standing in the sun, the tall and straight man was full of vitality. In a word, across such a long distance, Qi Yuan can feel the relaxation and happiness of Song Leyi, who has crooked eyebrows and eyes, and the comfortable demeanor in the sun, enjoying the common topic that belongs to them at the moment.

Under the scorching sun's light spots, the soft voice of the little girl came out, which sounded a little unbelievable.

"Brother Mu Yuan——"

The pink shirt and dress that was close in front of his eyes made Qi Yuan startled for a moment, and then he realized that he had walked in front of the two of them before he knew it. The dark blue official robe made Qi Yuan's eyebrows more straight , Facing Song Leyi's incomprehensible gaze, he held back his dry throat, his peach-blossom eyes smirked with a radiant smile.

"What are you talking about?"

Naturally, Qi Yuan asked the doubts in his heart.

Song Leyi's Xingren's eyes were wide open, and she looked at Zhao Ran beside her for a moment, her pink lips slightly pursed and said truthfully.

"Just now Mr. Zhao said that Mr. Wu, who has retired to the mountains and forests, may come out of the mountains in the near future and play music in the Xingqing Building in Lin'an City after the full moon day of the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Peach Blossom pupils bloomed pink in the sun, but Song Leyi always felt that the smile didn't reach her eyes, when she considered the second half of the sentence, her tone was subconsciously cautious, and she didn't observe Qi Yuan's expression.

"Just now Mr. Zhao invited—"

"But the affairs in the palace are complicated, I thought, if not, I won't go?"

The almond eyes shone slightly, and the long eyelashes covered them with anxiety. The little girl's voice was a little tangled, but at the moment when she said 'not going', Qiong's nose actually wrinkled, which showed some regret.

Qi Yuan's peach blossom pupils flickered slightly, but Zhao Ran beside him was a little anxious.

"Miss Yueyi, there are endless errands. Mr. Wu has such a good opportunity to come out of the mountain. If you miss this time, it may be difficult to get it again in the future."

"Besides, it should be a combination of work and rest, I see..."

Zhao Ran's eyes fell on Song Leyi's faint black eyes, and his tone was suppressed with distress.

Song Leyi was embarrassed by Zhao Ran's gaze. She was busy with the palace banquet yesterday. As a palace official, Shangyi, she should have arranged everything properly. However, there is still an early morning today, so the traces of staying up late naturally appeared under her eye sockets. , but being pointed out by others like this, and standing beside Qi Yuan, she can't wait to cover her face tightly at this moment, and then tell Zhao Ran to shut up!

The color of black and blue is light, but the little girl's skin is fair and translucent. She has not shown any signs of fatigue under the sun at the moment. On the contrary, the pink shirt shows her slender and slim. The embarrassment that flashed in Xingren's eyes made Song Leyi look even more juvenile.

That delicate and tender appearance made Qi Yuan regain a bit of the familiar feeling he once had.

The smile dyed by the peach blossom pupils was carefully reflected in Song Leyi's eyes.

Song Leyi gritted her teeth, twisted her cuffs and turned to look at Zhao Ran, but she still rejected his invitation.

Yan's national style is open, and the restrictions on women are relatively small. During the festivals, there are not a few young men and women who accompany shoulder to shoulder.

However, agreeing to other people's invitations often means another meaning. It is true that she likes Mr. Wu, but after all, she and Zhao Ran have some shallow conversations. These days he always appears by her side for no reason. Song Leyi is not stupid. She understands, but she doesn't want to delay others.

Between men and women, if they are not relatives or friends, and they cannot like each other, Song Leyi thinks that it is better to keep some distance.

Just now when Zhao Ran came to look for her, she happened to be seen by the empress who was being chased by the canopy sedan chair, she let her go jokingly, if she was entangled too much, it might cause people to misunderstand, Song Leyi was too lazy to cause such troubles.

Qi Yuan saw it clearly, and the disappointment of almond eyes flickering away made Taohua pupil shrunk, since he likes it, why not go?
His eyes were focused, but he seemed to forget that Zhao Ran was still standing beside him, so he subconsciously frowned and asked Song Leyi.

"Why not go?"

The breeze beat against the green leaves, and the shadows of the branches and leaves covered the pink skirt, covering a piece of cool shade.

The simple four words instantly made Song Leyi's heart sink to the bottom of the valley. It turns out that her rejection just now fell into Qi Yuan's eyes, and she turned out to be so self-indulgent?At the celebration banquet that day, what she thought Qi Yuan treated differently, turned out to be her illusion.

The colorful butterfly landed on the pink pistil. The petals that were originally blooming calmly seemed to have been injured by the tentacles. The pink petals slowly closed and embraced themselves tightly, and closed the atrium again. The gesture of acceptance once seemed to have never happened.

"Okay, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Mr. Zhao, don't forget to wait for me at the gate of the palace..."

Agreeing to Zhao Ran's invitation, Song Leyi didn't raise her eyes, and simply went to Qi Yuan with a standard court ceremony.

The pink figure disappeared from sight, and the back was graceful in a bun. Qi Yuan's right eyelid twitched. throat, but at this time, Zhao Ran's excited voice beside him was full of gratitude.

"Qi Siqing, thank you!"

Zhao Ran's slightly flushed cheeks were filled with uncontrollable joy.

The corners of Qi Yuan's mouth twitched slightly, feeling a little heartbroken.

His eyes fell on Zhao Ran, he looked at him calmly, his enthusiasm like a kid was undisguised, and Qian Cheng's voice rang in his head.

"Childhood sweethearts of the same age are full of energy and passion, and it is easier to have common topics with girls..."

Round stones under the feet, the pink dress and the lotus leaves complement each other. Song Leyi squats on the shore, watching the koi swimming in the clear lotus pond, the lake water is rippling, and the eyelids are sore after a long time , the sound of water droplets circled the ripples, and it was silent after being accepted by the lake.

(End of this chapter)