I'm a detective for Dongchang

Chapter 187 'Sweet' Date (Part [-])
"Empress, good news. The emperor's chariot has passed through the Meridian Gate. I heard that His Royal Highness and His Majesty returned to the palace in the imperial chariot together."

In Kunning Palace, Qing Dai came in to announce, interrupting Chang Xinyue who was reading.

Since the spring hunting, the queen's mood has been ups and downs. These servants are doing things carefully. If it wasn't for the fact that the empress and the prince hadn't seen each other for half a month, she wouldn't dare to disturb her reading if she had the guts.

"What? Is Zhang'er finally back?" Hearing the news suddenly, Chang Xinyue didn't read the book, sat up straight, and asked again: "Didn't the second prince go there together? Where is he?"

Qing Dai, who was already in a relaxed mood, was troubled again, this question...

"Go back to empress, the second prince... seems to be on the imperial chariot as well." She tightened her grip, waiting for the empress's anger.

But after waiting for a while, the queen didn't make a sound, and she didn't dare to raise her head.

"Hmph... I know, just pass on the order from my palace, and the prince can come here. Presumably Concubine Hui misses her child very much, so the second prince doesn't have to come here!"

"Yes, the servant obeys the order." Qing Dai hesitated to speak after finishing speaking.

"Is there something else?"

"My lady, there are two other pieces of news... the eunuch next to the prince said that there was a sudden mountain disaster in the hunting ground. I heard that the supervisor Yuan was seriously injured to save others. The emperor suffered from an old illness that night. Fortunately, the doctor Du treated him in time. A few days later, news came from the border again that Bagan invaded and Da Jin lost hundreds of elite soldiers."

"What??" Chang Xinyue was a little unresponsive.

For a moment, Chang Xinyue felt that the two news came suddenly, and she didn't notice when the book fell from her hands.

Moonfall Palace

"Concubine Hui, news just came that His Royal Highness Xuan Wang and His Majesty are riding on the imperial chariot, and they are almost arriving at Qianqing Palace."

After the eunuch received the news, he hurried back to the palace to report.

"Oh?"

Unlike Chang Xinyue, Wei Ruxia who got the news was in a good mood.

"This child has grown up and knows how to behave in front of the emperor."

Wei Ruxia ate a jujube with a smile, "Tell him to come to me after going to Kunning Palace, and then tell the kitchen to cook more cold dishes and stay here for dinner."

"Your Majesty, the empress has an order to spare the second prince's safety and let His Highness go directly to Yueluo Palace." The little eunuch said.

Wei Ruxia was taken aback, then snickered, "She is in a hurry, so let me stay with Heng'er for a while."

The eunuch told Wei Ruxia about the same two incidents in the hunting ground.

She looked at the eunuch's leaving figure and fell into deep thought.

As soon as Qi Tianyin returned to the palace, he summoned all the civil and military officials to start discussing the crusade against Bagan. There was a heated argument in the court for a while, and before the soldiers were ready to leave, it was reported that General Feng and Chang Shangshu were fighting each other that day.

Two days later, Qi Tianyin issued an imperial decree: send troops to attack Bagan, led by the second prince and Feng Jun, and set off in five days!

Five days later, just before dawn, Qi Yuheng came to Yueluo Palace again to bid farewell to Concubine Hui.

At this time, Qi Yuheng knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times vigorously. Every time he kowtowed, he hit the ground heavily. After three kowtows, his forehead was already red.

"The child is not filial, and can no longer be at the knees of the mother and concubine. I don't know when I will return it. I also ask the concubine to take care of her body."

The circles of Wei Ruxia's eyes were red, and the water flashed in her eyes, but did not fall off. She looked at her beloved son, and after a while, she whispered: "Go! Take care of yourself!"

Qi Yuheng responded with red eyes, at this moment, saying anything seemed superfluous.

Then he said briefly: "My son is leaving now, mother and concubine take care! Yuwen will be back soon, with him in the palace, mother and concubine will not be too lonely."

Wei Ruxia nodded: "My son, this is your first time on the battlefield. The concubine knows your good intentions, but... it hurt my son... You must pay attention to safety. General Feng is a veteran in the battlefield. You must Humility and obedience."

She swallowed her tears, and said in a gentle voice, "Be careful all the way."

Qi Yuheng nodded, and led the lieutenant to leave, leading two hundred soldiers on horses, all of them were brave.

He rode on his steed, and before leaving, he glanced back at Xuanwu Gate, complex emotions flashed in his eyes, and finally scattered in the wind, galloping away.

Three days ago

A carriage was parked outside the Lu family's gate, and a handsome man in red stood tall and straight outside the carriage, his eyes fixed on the gate.

After waiting for a stick of incense or so, the door opened.

A beautiful girl in a pink skirt came out.

A gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the man in red, and he walked forward with a smile, his eyes turned on the girl's pretty face: "I'm used to seeing you in men's clothes, but today you changed into a skirt, I almost didn't recognize you at first sight." .”

The man in red is none other than Yuan Yanxi.

The girl in the pink skirt was naturally Lu Xizhi.

The light pink skirt is just right for a young girl of fifteen or sixteen years old. Lu Xizhi was born fair, with a slight blush on her cheeks, bright black eyes, and slightly raised red lips.

She was busy investigating cases on weekdays, always wearing light men's clothes, calm and self-sustaining, with a calmness beyond her age, but at this time she has the freshness and vigor that are unique to girls of this age.

Yuan Yanxi laughed in a low voice, and Lu Xizhi replied coquettishly: "If my boyfriend hadn't asked me to change my dress, otherwise I would still be wearing men's clothing. Today is a feast for your eyes."

In fact, Yuan Yanxi's original words are as follows: "We should also have a formal date. The weather is rare these days. I'll take you to a place where you don't need to dress up too much. However, you have to change into new clothes , tidy up."

On the second day, he personally sent someone to give her a new set of clothes. Lu Xizhi was disrespectful to this enthusiasm, so he had to accept it silently. He also asked people to bring a lot of exquisite hairpins, and Lu Xizhi picked one to wear in her hair. After dressing properly, he looked left and right, nodded to himself with satisfaction, and went out the door.

Yuan Yanxi glanced at Lu Xizhi again, then smiled and said, "The carriage is ahead, let's go."

The two walked side by side, and she teased unceremoniously: "The dignified governor of the East Factory, Yuan Dachang, has always been heroic and domineering. Why don't you ride a horse today, and take a carriage instead?"

Yuan Yanxi raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Of course it's to get closer to my girlfriend."

Lu Xizhi: "..." Just as he was about to spit at him, he couldn't help laughing.

It feels really good.

Although it will be a matter of time before she and him get engaged, the time when they can be alone like this is indeed very rare. Regarding the date he arranged, the distance between the two of them has been shortened rapidly, even if they talk in private, they are more than in the past It's an intimate and casual experience, which is very exciting.

Yuan Yanxi teased her, but she didn't do much overreaching. She just gave her a hand when she got into the carriage, and after getting into the carriage, she sat opposite Lu Xizhi.

However, as soon as he got in the car, the man showed his true colors, pulled her to his side, hugged her closely, then opened the hidden compartment of the car, took out some pastries, and fed her one: "Eat some first. "

Lu Xizhi opened her mouth to catch it, um...it's rose cake, sweet, she likes it very much.

By the way, I took a look, and saw that ten hidden compartments were neatly arranged, and each hidden compartment contained different snacks to satisfy the hunger, candied meat, etc. When she saw it, she was really hungry, and she smiled and pecked lightly. Looking at the man's face, he reached out and picked up a piece of candied fruit, and put it in his mouth. The candied fruit was sweet and sour, which was quite to Lu Xizhi's liking.

The two were laughing and chatting, and she unconsciously ate one piece, another piece, and another piece... Like a greedy kitten, she ate with relish and was extraordinarily cute.

This is not the first time Yuan Yanxi saw such a playful and lovely side, but she still felt itchy in her heart. She suddenly reached out and lifted her chin, and kissed her deeply: "It's really so delicious? I want to have a taste too..."

The blushing and heartbeating kiss echoed in the carriage.

"Well, it's so sweet!"

When Lu Xizhi was about to lose his breath, Yuan Yanxi let go of her, and teased her without fear of death. Lu Xizhi gave him a strange look, and the atmosphere between the two eyes was a little subtle, and the temperature in the carriage was rising again.

She looked away pretending to be calm, the blush on her cheeks deepened slightly.

Yuan Yanxi's heart twitched slightly, and he put his arms around her: "I said this candied fruit is really sweet. If you like it, you can eat more." After receiving Lu Xizhi's sharp point, he smiled solemnly again: "Don't worry, only The two of us, I won't make fun of you being able to eat."

Lu Xizhi couldn't help laughing, and spat at him with a smile.

"Where are we going?" She asked curiously after the carriage walked for 10 minutes.

"You'll know when you go, don't worry, I can't sell you."

Nearly half an hour later, when Lu Xizhi was shaken to the point of falling asleep, he finally heard Dong Hai's voice:
"Factory Superintendent, here we are."

The wonderful time of the two of them passing by in such a blink of an eye, Yuan Yanxi felt a little regretful in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He got out of the carriage first, and then reached out to help Lu Xizhi's arm.

She is wearing thin and soft spring clothes today. Through two layers of clothes, she can still feel the scorching temperature in the man's palm. The afterglow of the setting sun falls on her face, and the eyes of each other are also warmer. glued together.

This time, it was Yuan Yanxi who looked away first, with a slightly hoarse voice: "We will enter the mansion together, with me here, you don't have to worry."

worry?

Lu Xizhi was puzzled, and looked up at the destination.

This is a slightly quiet, but low-key mansion that implies quaint luxury.

"This is?"

"My father's other courtyard."

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(End of this chapter)