Jiaochu

Chapter 55: Fighting for the King of Flowers at the Hundred Flowers Banquet ([-])
"Then what were you talking about this morning?" Ye Lingxi asked seriously.

Ye Xingye desperately winked at Hu Yuhan to tell him not to say anything. However, eye contact requires someone who can cooperate tacitly before it can work.

"His Highness wants to go to the Hundred Flowers Banquet. At that time, the courtesans in each building will gather together to compete to see who can win the title of King of Flowers. Last time, it was Miss Yan Ruo from Zixue Pavilion who won it. I It looks like it’s probably her this time.”

Ye Xingye was still complaining about Hu Yuhan's "betrayal" in his heart, but his attention was diverted by his words. He didn't stop talking for a moment and said, "The Peony girl from Yihong Mansion is not bad either."

"Third brother, how do you know? Have you seen him?" Ye Lingxi said.

Ye Xingye quickly shook his head and denied, "I haven't seen her before, so I took a look through the curtain and listened to her play a few songs."

It turned out that we were going to Yihong Tower, Ye Ling said with a heart, and then asked: "Third brother, you don't have a token to leave the palace, how did you get out?"

Ye Xingye looked at Hu Yuhan subconsciously and hesitated to speak.

"I'm going to ask my father." Ye Lingxi pretended to leave, but was quickly stopped by the two of them. This time they exchanged a tacit understanding of their eyes. Hu Yuhan smiled and reassured, "Princess, don't be angry, I took your highness out."

"I also want to leave the palace to see Brother Yan." Ye Lingxi made the request confidently.

Ye Xingye asked hesitantly: "Are you going now?"

"Princess, it's so late. It's definitely too late to leave the palace now. It will be dark when you come back and the palace door is closed. If you ask someone to open it, it will definitely reach the emperor's ears. It's better to wait until the master is on vacation and leave the palace early. ." Hu Yuhan said.

"Oops!" Ye Xingye suddenly screamed strangely, as if he thought of something terrible, "What if Master doesn't have a holiday that day, wouldn't we be able to go?"

"Third brother, if you want to pretend to be sick and not go to school and sneak out of the palace to see a beautiful girl, I will tell the father." Ye Lingxi knew that her third brother didn't like to study and was very playful and couldn't stand the instigation of others. , you need to settle down and settle down your temper.

Before Ye Xingye could think of pretending to be sick, he was cut off. He could only quietly use his eyes to ask Hu Yuhan for help. The other party had many tricks, so he would definitely have some tricks up his sleeve.

Hu Yuhan reassured him with her eyes, and deliberately prolonged her voice and said in a coaxing tone: "Princess, it's fun outside the palace. It's much more interesting than studying in the study. Let's go out quietly and come back quietly. No one knows what's going on." Not aware."

If she had heard in the previous life that she could go out of the palace to play, she would have been so happy and forgetful, but she is no longer a child, even though she looks like a child on the outside.

"Alas~" Ye Lingxi sighed deeply and said earnestly, "If a young man doesn't work hard, the old man will be sad."

Hu Yuhan looked at Ye Lingxi's old-fashioned little adult appearance and couldn't help but burst into laughter. Her smile was free and easy. While laughing, she teased: "Princess, did His Highness teach you this?"

"I read it from the book myself." Ye Lingxi frowned and said seriously, dissatisfied with being looked down upon.

Hu Yuhan looked at those big and bulging eyes, intending to tease her, "Princess, this book also says that life is short and you should enjoy yourself in time. This book also says that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles." If you only know how to study, you will not become a nerd."

Facing an equally sharp-tongued opponent, Ye Lingxi deftly pursed her small mouth, squeezed tears from her big eyes, and looked like she was about to cry in grievance.

Hu Yuhan and Ye Xingye were both panicked. They coaxed left and right and finally made Jin Doudou take back the eyes that were spinning in his eyes.

"Then you sneak out and don't go to school?" Ye Lingxi asked in a crying voice.

The two of them dared to contradict each other, shaking their heads like rattles.Two days later, on the day of the Hundred Flowers Feast, it happened that Master Xu only attended class for half a day and then ended school. He assigned an article as homework.

As soon as Master Xu left the study, Ye Xingye handed a note to Ye Lingxi, writing a meeting place on it, and whispered: "Go back and change your clothes first, and tell everyone around you not to reveal your secret, and then Go to this place and wait for us, and we will leave the palace together."

As a result, she was stopped by someone before she even left the study. Ye Lingxi knew it was Ye Lingjue just by the sound of her voice. She was probably going to take her to the martial arts training ground to practice archery. She quickly came up with an excuse.

"Second brother, I'm so hungry. I'm going back to eat first."

It happened that Hu Yuhan came to talk to Ye Lingjue, and she immediately slipped away.

On the way, Ye Lingxi explained this to Hehe and Lingdang again. Lingdang wanted to eat candied haws. Ye Lingxi readily agreed, and then asked Hehe what he wanted to eat. Hehe looked worried, where could he eat it? After putting down the things, I couldn't persuade him, so I could only tell Ye Lingxi to come back as soon as possible.

Half an hour later, Ye Lingxi appeared at the meeting place wearing a light blue dress that was not too conspicuous. Ye Xingye was already here. The two of them waited for a while and felt a little strange when they saw that Hu Yuhan hadn't arrived yet.

"Third brother, have you been tricked?"

"It's obviously been agreed upon, but maybe there's something that's delayed it. Let's just wait."

After waiting for a while, the two of them saw a figure turning around from behind the rockery, followed by another person. When they saw the face of the person in front of them clearly, their expressions froze.

Hu Yuhan, who was following behind, touched his head in embarrassment and said helplessly: "Your Highness insists on coming, and I can't stop him."

Ye Lingjue slightly turned his gaze back, and Hu Yuhan smiled and made a gesture of sewing her lips together and remained silent.

"Lingxi, come back with me."

"I want to see Brother Yan."

Ye Lingjue frowned slightly, a pair of peach blossom eyes adding a cold and lonely light.

When the two were in a stalemate, Ye Xingye calmed down the atmosphere and said: "Second brother, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Lingxi -" Before he could finish the rest of the words, Ye Lingjue glanced at him, and Ye Lingxi felt his back After a while, he laughed twice and lowered his head without saying a word.

After another stalemate for a while, Ye Lingjue relented and said, "Take my carriage."

The three of them were stunned for a moment. Hu Yuhan was the first to react and said to please: "Your Highness, please take me and the Third Highness along with you."

"Second brother, when will you be able to leave the palace? Do you have the token to leave the palace? Why don't I know?" Ye Xingye was curious, surprised, envious and confused.

Hu Yuhan said with a smile: "His Royal Highness had this token for leaving the palace a year ago. It was the Emperor who rewarded His Highness for his academic success, so that His Highness could go out and get to know more literati and broaden his horizons." Then he sighed and said, "It's a pity, Your Highness. I haven’t even left the palace for the whole year, so I wasted such a good thing.”

"Second brother, if you don't need it, why don't you give it to me." After saying that, Ye Xingye stared at Ye Lingjue's waist. In fact, he was staring at the ornaments hanging on his waist, trying to see if there was any piece of jewelry that left the palace. Token, those who didn’t know thought he had evil intentions.

Ye Lingjue didn't answer, turned around and left.When the three of them saw this, they all followed. Hu Yuhan quietly pointed to Ye Xingye's sleeve and said that the token was hidden there. However, it was useless even if he knew it. He didn't have the guts to reach out and take it out. It was probably still there. His second brother killed him with his eyes without even touching his sleeves.

(End of this chapter)