Jiaochu

The air seemed to be still, and only the two pairs of eyes were staring at each other.

After an unknown amount of time, Yan Fei opened his mouth to break the silence, his voice slightly hesitant and a little unsure.

"Princess?"

Ye Lingxi raised his hand and took off his mask, and asked with a smile: "How did Brother Yan recognize him?"

Seeing the smile behind the mask, Yan Fei seemed to be stunned again. Ye Lingxi stretched out her hand and waved it in front of him. After Yan Fei came back to his senses, he turned his face sideways, his face was slightly red, the coldness between his eyebrows was as sharp as a blade, as if the ice was melting, and there was a soft smile on the corner of his mouth.

"I heard that Brother Yan is very fierce now. When he called me out just now, he was really fierce." Ye Lingxi put one hand on his hips and pointed at the pillar in front of him and said, "Come out!" He imitated Yan Fei's commanding tone, but this oppression It seems that the essence of feeling is not learned well.

Yan Fei joked, "How can a princess be fierce?" She stood on tiptoes slightly and got closer to the chiseled face. She originally wanted those eyes to take a good look at whether she was fierce or not, but she didn't expect them to sink in first. The dark and deep eyes There seemed to be a magnet deep in her pupils, attracting her to get closer...

As the distance between the two people got closer, a faint fragrance lingered on the tip of his nose, like the fragrance of hair or the fragrance of skin. Yan Fei swallowed unconsciously and couldn't help but want to raise his arms to hug the person in front of him. , just when he raised his hand a little, he was restrained by reason.

"Ahem." Seeing that the situation was not good, Lingdang coughed twice as a reminder.

The two of them looked away and looked away, with a hint of suspicious redness on their faces.

Yan Fei clenched his fist and coughed lightly, then asked, "When did the princess come back?" Ye Lingxi replied, "Yesterday afternoon. I heard that brother Yan is now the commander." Yan Fei hummed.

The atmosphere was silent for a while, as if they didn't know what to talk about.

"Brother Su"

"Ah Shi"

The two of them spoke at the same time, but the moment their eyes met, they looked away again, and there was a hint of red on their faces. Yan Fei clenched his fists and coughed lightly, and said, "Ah Shi has also been promoted and is now at the Yushitai." Ye Lingxi agreed. Then he asked about Sesame again. Yanfei said that it ate well and slept well, and gestured to its current body shape. Ye Lingxi also gestured to Nuomi's body shape, and they both gained weight twice.

Bell came over to remind him that he was about to go to court. Ye Lingxi stood on tiptoe and whispered something in Yan Fei's ear, then slipped away with Bell. Yan Fei's ears were slightly red, and he clenched his fist and coughed lightly.

"Brother Yan is not cruel at all."

……

In the afternoon, a greeting card was delivered to Concubine Lan. It was from Ningyang Houfu.

However, in addition to Mrs. Cui, the Marquis of Ningyang, Zhao Ce also came. He was holding a square and exquisite wooden box in his hand. He opened the lid and took a look from time to time. He was afraid that the treasure inside would run away, so he kept looking around. , His eyes were not idle for a moment, and the chair seemed to have nails growing out, and he couldn't sit still.

After finally waiting for his mother to finish talking to Concubine Lan, Zhao Ce couldn't wait to ask about Ye Lingxi's whereabouts.

Mrs. Cui told him not to be rude and apologized to Concubine Lan. Concubine Lan didn't mind and asked Zhu'er to bring Ye Lingxi over. Zhao Ce really couldn't sit still this time, and stretched his neck to look at the door. Cui coughed and reminded him to pay attention to the rules, but it didn't work, so he went to talk to Concubine Lan.

When Zhu'er led Ye Lingxi over, Zhao Ce's eyes never left the latter. Shock, surprise, excitement, excitement... all showed their magic in those wide eyes. He stood up unconsciously and walked over. He was pulled by Cui.

Ye Lingxi came over to greet Mr. Cui, and when he nodded to Zhao Ce, he quickly handed over the wooden box he was holding, and Hehe stepped forward to take it.

Cui had just said a few words of greeting, and Zhao Ce couldn't help but interject: "Are you really okay?" Ye Lingxi nodded and lowered his head slightly, not because of shyness, but because someone's gaze was too bright. Too...enthusiastic. Zhao Ce asked her to open the box and take a look again, with a look on his face that made him rub his hands in anticipation. Ye Lingxi turned his head, and He He opened the lid, only to see that the treasure inside was a black and translucent bead.

Sure enough, it was beads again, and Ye Lingxi was a little dumbfounded. Zhao Ce said that these are thousand-year-old ebony beads. Wearing them can ward off evil spirits and keep away monsters and monsters.

"Yesterday, I thought I had lost something, and I was rummaging through the boxes and cabinets in the house to look for it, making myself look disgraced, but it turns out I was looking for this." Cui said.

Concubine Lan said: "Your Majesty is interested."

Ye Lingxi also said: "Thank you so much, Brother Crown Prince."

Hearing the words of "eldest brother, brother", Zhao Ce's blood surged up, his face and ears turned red, and he was even embarrassed to speak.

Seeing Zhao Ce's appearance, Mrs. Cui said to Concubine Lan: "Cer, this child has been a bit sloppy since he was a child, and he doesn't like to study. Since the princess arrived at the study room, she has become more attentive, improved her homework, and passed the exam. It is said that those who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are black. If Ce'er can marry a girl as knowledgeable and sensible as the princess in the future, I will feel relieved."

Zhao Ce blushed and became even more embarrassed to speak.

Ye Lingxi's heart skipped a beat, was this proposing marriage to her mother and concubine? !

Zhao Ce secretly glanced up again and saw Ye Lingxi frowning, standing up and saying, "I don't want to get married yet." After saying that, he strode away. Cui's face turned red and white, and she was very embarrassed. , forced out a smile and apologized to Concubine Lan, then resigned and left.

Zhao Ce's reckless reaction was indeed beyond Ye Lingxi's expectation, but to be honest, she was relieved.

After Cui Shi caught up with Zhao Ce, she asked him what happened just now. Zhao Ce remained silent. Cui Shi said that he would no longer care about him and would wait for the emperor to grant him a marriage. Zhao Ce panicked and kept insisting. Wait another two years.

In the evening, Ye Lingxi climbed up the city tower again and looked in the direction of the city gate with a telescope. Except for merchants and travelers leaving the city, there were no teams of carriages and horses entering the city.

Lingdang admitted with a stern expression that she might have made a mistake and it would take a few days to arrive.

Ye Lingxi said she would wait.

When it was getting dark, the lights gradually lit up on the streets.

The dimly lit world is reflected in the lens tube, as if it is too far away to be touched, and yet so close that it will shatter at the touch of a touch.

"Princess, why don't we go back first? It will get dark later and it will be difficult to go down." Lingdang said.

Ye Lingxi put away the telescope and was about to go downstairs when she saw a "will-o'-the-wisp" floating up. Ling Ding was startled. When she saw clearly that the "will-o'-the-wisp" was a lantern and there was someone behind the lantern, she became a little nervous. He dared to ask who it was, and when he heard Dong Mo's voice, Ling Dang breathed a sigh of relief.

After approaching, Lingdang found two people behind the lantern. When he was about to salute Ye Lingjue, he raised his hand to indicate that there was no need to be more polite.

"Are you waiting for the eldest brother?" Ye Lingjue asked, his voice sounding a little deserted in the night wind.

Ye Lingxi hummed.

"Brother Emperor will arrive in three days," Ye Lingjue said.

Ye Lingxi hummed again.

"Let's go back."

"Ah."