Who says maids don't fall for the city

Chapter 22: This life is only for one person (1)
Turning his head to look, it turned out to be a camellia tree within sight.The bright red color, like a raging fire, burned half of the sky.

Yang Ziyu stretched out her hand, her slender fingers were covered with calluses from sword practice, but it didn't affect its beauty at all.Gentle and introverted like jade.

With a little force, I broke off a camellia flower.The blood-like flowers bloomed between his fingers, which was beyond words.Seeing me looking at him curiously, his eyes also showed a smile, like a child offering treasures, holding flowers and handing them to me.

"What's wrong?" I asked, without blinking, not knowing what he was thinking.

With a twist of the finger, it went straight to my hair.Be sure, the camellia fell on the sideburns.Thinking of it is tangy, elegant and leisurely.He caressed the petals, bowed his head suddenly, and held my hand firmly.His palm was warm and dry, and he didn't use any force, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get rid of it.

With a helpless sigh, let him go.

Seeing that he was victorious, a smile hung on the corner of his mouth. "Let's go, don't make the queen mother wait too long."

Nodding his head, he turned around, only to see that the people in the garden had already stopped and were staring blankly at us.

Immediately, she was ashamed and annoyed, and felt uncomfortable when she remembered that everything about her had been seen by them.Yang Ziyu still looked leisurely and contented, leading me to walk over step by step.

He sat down beside the Queen Mother, and I was led to the other side by Nanny Zhang.

All the people at the table knelt down and begged the emperor to live forever and the queen mother to live forever.Their mother and son waved their hands calmly and freely, and I was the only one who was panicked.Finally opened the banquet, but he didn't know how to eat, so he put down the chopsticks after picking up a few chopsticks, and took a small sip of wine with the cup.Burning in the stomach.

"Young lady, you should eat more. I'm afraid the banquet will last a little longer. If you drink too much, your stomach will hurt later." Liu Xia whispered in my ear while everyone was not paying attention.

"Understood." Not wanting to disappoint her good intentions, he frowned and said, "Where is Leng Xiang? Why isn't she here?"

"Miss Lengxiang was summoned by the elder sister of Qifeng Palace earlier, saying that she had something to trouble her."

Looking at the queen mother in a blink of an eye, she was listening to the wife's words decently. She felt my gaze and glanced at me for a while, with a smile on the corner of her mouth.I drank the wine in the glass annoyed, and hated her expression that everything was under control.

I don't know how long it took before the banquet reached its climax.First, the prime minister's daughter played the piano, then the minister's sister danced, and the general's daughter danced the sword. I was dazzled by the variety of programs.Not to mention that their talents are good, just their beautiful faces are enough to attract everyone's attention.Taking the time to glance at Yang Ziyu, he seemed to be a little dispirited, and his attention didn't seem to be on singing and dancing.

"Mother, she seduced Ling An, you help Lu'er teach her a lesson!" Tong Yin was very abrupt in the sound of silk and bamboo, and everyone was stunned immediately.I looked sideways, but it turned out that the little girl carved in pink and jade was pulling the corner of Queen Mother Jingyi's clothes, pouting, and her eyes were full of tears.A hand was pointed straight at me with merciless accusation.

Smiling, watching a play, waiting for the next plot.

The queen mother glanced at me and stroked the top of her head. Her voice was light but undeniably majestic: "Is Lu'er full? If it's almost done, go play in the garden and don't disturb your lord." When she spoke The old nanny next to the girl couldn't stop trembling all over, she seemed to really want to rush up and pull her master down, but she didn't dare to move because of the crowd.

Lu'er squeezed out tears and hung on her eyelashes, refusing to compromise: "Queen, you can't let her kiss Ling An?"

The action froze - when did I kiss him?Didn't he kiss me?
Staring at the little girl dumbfounded, the queen mother was obviously shocked by her innocent and unrestrained words, and couldn't think of anything to say for a moment.Everyone in the audience burst into laughter, and the little boy from before blushed, clenched his fists and glared at Lu'er.

Suddenly Yang Ziyu waved to her, she turned her head in some doubts, but after thinking for a moment, she still walked over.The old nanny almost fainted.

She walked up to Yang Ziyu, greeted him obediently, and said in a waxy voice, "Brother Emperor."

Yang Ziyu smiled, put her half in his arms, and pointed at me with the other hand.Ask softly: "Does Lu'er know who that is?"

The girl nodded resentfully: "She is a bad woman!"

She couldn't help frowning, even though she was just a child, she kept saying that in her ears, no matter how good-tempered she was, she probably couldn't bear it anymore.Just as I was about to get up angrily, Liuxia grabbed me and raised her jaw towards Yang Ziyu.

I stopped and looked down.I saw that Yang Ziyu was still smiling, not affected by her words at all.He smiled and said: "Lu'er is right, she is a bad woman, she is a thief." Lu'er nodded in satisfaction, and he continued: "She stole your emperor's brother's heart, so I want to marry her."

A sentence was spoken as plain as water, but when it fell into the ears of everyone, it was full of waves.Perhaps they originally thought that what he said was just a joke, just a whim of the young emperor, but now he said such words in front of everyone.

Lu'er was stunned, Yang Ziyu beckoned the old mother to come forward and asked her to take Lu'er.He stood up and walked towards me step by step.The hearts of those girls who had dreamed of girls were broken into pieces.

He walked slowly, but firmly, as if he would never stop no matter what.I don't even know how long it took before he stood in front of me.A pair of eyes are bottomless, but there is something in them that makes me feel stable.

He put his hand in front of me, eyes burning.After hesitating for a moment, I felt that everyone's eyes were like sharp swords trying to shoot me through, and Empress Dowager Jingyi also looked at me with a smile on her face, but the deep meaning in her eyes made me dare not think about it.

He raised his hand hesitantly, and slowly put it into his palm.He kept breathing tightly, and he didn't relax until the moment his palms touched. The smile in his eyes was just like the day I promised to marry him.At this moment, I couldn't help being in a trance. I never thought that I could get happiness, let alone he is such an outstanding person.The king is in the world, and his appearance is unparalleled.We have only known each other for half a year, why is he being so kind to me.

I'm not a fool, I can feel that after the reunion he treats me more like a jewel than before, he is reluctant to let me suffer the slightest harm, even now he holds my hand and wants to make me the queen of Qingze, From now on stand side by side with him.

Although I don't love him, I can't help being moved now.Tears welled up in his eyes, and he couldn't see his expression clearly.All I know is that he led me to face the audience, and said: "This is my queen of Qingze." His voice was not loud, but it kept echoing in my ears as if it would never stop.

With tears in their eyes, everyone knelt down and shouted loudly: "Long live my emperor! Long live the queen! Thousands of years, thousand years, thousand years!"

Since that night, ladies have come to visit every day.I naturally know what they are thinking.Because they are all people with status, it is imperative to entertain them well.However, it can be handled once or twice, and it is inevitable to be tired every day.After complaining to Yang Ziyu for a day, no one came again.

Later, I found out that the boy named Ling An was the half-brother of Lord Mu Yun. When he came to the throne, in order to seek the help of Qingze's forces, he sent the brother whose mother and concubine had died to Qingze as a proton.Because of his young age, he has no taboos, so he has been kept in the palace.And that little girl carved in jade is Yang Ziyu's half-sister.It was also the mother who died early and was raised by the queen mother, whose nickname was Lu'er.

The little princess is very dissatisfied with me, but because of the empress dowager and the emperor, plus the obstruction of the old mother, she dare not provoke me casually.It's just that when they met on the road, they inevitably turned around with a cold snort and left.

I see her as a child, and I don't care about her.On the other hand, Ling An and I have some affinity, and often get rid of Lu'er and come to play with me when Yang Ziyu is not around.Often I was eating snacks, while he was telling me about Mu Yun's local conditions and customs.It's no wonder that he was only a four or five year old child when he came to Qingze, but now he can still remember the scenery of his hometown.

"Then when do you plan to go back to Mu Yun?" I stuffed my mouth full of pastries and muttered.But he saw his little face dimmed in the next moment.

Consciously making a slip of the tongue, he swallowed all the food, before carefully asking: "What's wrong?"

"I really want to go back, but Emperor Qingze won't let me." He shrugged and said, "I miss my brother very much, he is a good emperor!" As he said, his little face regained its brilliance.

Yes, he is a good emperor, but not a good brother.I couldn't help muttering something in my heart, but I didn't dare to say it in front of Ling An, otherwise, according to his brother love complex, I would be torn to pieces.

Seeing that I didn't speak, he took it as my acquiescence.He tilted his head very happily, and said for a long time: "Qing'er, why don't you let Emperor Qingze send me back when you become a queen!" He has never been so big or small, obviously younger than me Ten years old, still refuses to call me sister.

"Well", I pondered for a while, "It's easy to say, easy to say." I really didn't know how to answer, so I gave such an ambiguous answer.He thought I agreed, and he was about to jump on me happily.Fortunately, Lu'er came to the door and scared him so much that he jumped out of the window.

There is another rule in Qingze that has been practiced for more than 100 years, that is, before the queen's wedding, the queen must ride around Huadu in a carriage to show her mother's respect for the world.

This work is quite exhausting, so in the middle of the night, Liuxia woke me up and presented a large table of food to fill my stomach.From now on, the emperor and empress are not allowed to meet before saluting, and because of this, everyone can't help but strengthen their supervision on me.

After I was full, I let several well-known nuns touch me, twist my hair, and change my clothes.The dress is beautiful, but it's too heavy. With the phoenix crown, I feel like my head will fall off.Liuxia looked at me with a pained face, she huddled beside her and snickered, I could only kill her with my eyes.

I don't know how long it took, maybe because I was so tired, I fell into a deep sleep even under such circumstances.When I woke up, it was time to get into the carriage, and there were tinkling glass beads hanging in front of me, covering the road ahead.I staggered to my feet, supported by Liuxia, and climbed onto the back of an old woman, who carried me to the gate of the yard and got into a carriage.

The car drove out of the palace, and the streets were crowded with people.

Fortunately, the lineup of the guards is also very strong, and the government servants have already stood on both sides of the street as fences, otherwise I really don't know what will happen.The four sides of the carriage are ventilated, and the silk that was originally hanging is hung on the wooden structure at this moment, and the bead curtain is replaced with a bead curtain, so that the people will not be able to see everything, but they definitely can't see clearly.

At the beginning, being watched by so many people, I just felt uncomfortable all over.But after a long time, he dozed off instead.

"Ah", an unknown voice came from under the seat.I've already lost most of my sleepiness.I really want to poke my head around and take a look, but no matter how bold I am, I dare not do such an impolite thing in front of so many cheering people.

Stiff, trying to listen to the movement below.It was quiet for a while after the first sound, but now there was another rustling sound.My heart was about to jump out, but I didn't know something touched my scream, let out a strange cry, then turned to the side, and poked out a head.

Ling An's small face was looking around in a daze, and after colliding with my eyes, they became staring at each other.

"Why are you here?" I don't know what my expression will be, but it must be ugly.

Ling An slowly came to his senses, pursing his lips and smiling. "Qing'er, you are getting married today. I think you will feel bored if you have to ride in the carriage for so long, so I come to accompany you." He spoke boldly, as if I should still be grateful.

Seeing my uneasy expression, he said: "I wanted to be safe, but I hid here last night and slept under the seat all night, and my whole body hurts." He said with a pitiful expression.

He sighed helplessly, "So many people are watching, you should continue to lie down."

He nodded quickly: "Understood, understood!"

We chatted one after another. Although such a scene is weird, the journey is indeed not so boring.

The convoy arrived at the gate of the city, where soldiers guarding the capital stood.Just for fun, I stood up wobbly, leaning on the roof of the car to barely stand still.When everyone saw my action, they couldn't help being shocked.Slowly moving to the front of the carriage, still supporting the pillar with one hand, and lifting the bead curtain with the other.Afraid that I would fall, the coachman hurriedly grabbed the horse and stopped the cart.I jumped, and my feet wobbled when they landed.It's just because the things on the body are too heavy, and it is inconvenient to move.

Naturally, everyone exclaimed. The soldiers stared blankly at me and forgot to salute for a while.

I waved at them, trying to smile even though I knew they couldn't see my face clearly.In the next second, the eyes of these bloody men were red.Looking at me with a look of emotion.

I was intimidated by them. I just wanted to say hello to them to show my closeness to the people. Who would have thought they would be so moved.

There was silence for a while, and then there was deafening cheers.The people danced and danced, and their excitement was beyond words.I was also infected by this carnival, with a bright smile.Turning around, I saw Ling An lying on his stomach, giving me a thumbs up.

He raised the corner of his skirt slightly, and was about to get in the car, when he suddenly heard screams from the crowd.

Looking up, the crowd flashed a path, and a black horse came galloping.Seeing that the situation was not good, the guard drew his sword and wanted to rush to my side for protection.But it happened suddenly, the horse was extremely fast, and it was in front of me in the blink of an eye.

The man on horseback was dressed in black, and his face was also covered by a black veil, only revealing a pair of peach blossom eyes, shining brightly.He held out his hand to me, without hesitation, and immediately gave his hand to him.As soon as he exerted his strength, my whole body rose into the air, and fell on the horse's back in the next second.

Without stopping for a moment, we galloped out of the city gate before everyone recovered.The yelling and uproar behind him became farther and farther away. With his arms around his waist and his face pressed against his back, his heartbeat could be heard.

Over ten years of getting along day and night, thinking about him every day and night, even if he bound his whole body, I could still recognize him at first sight, not to mention having such a pair of eyes engraved in my heart.

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth - he finally found it.

Perhaps it was because my previous behavior of being friendly to the people was too successful. Seeing that I was taken away, everyone was filled with righteous indignation and chased after me on horseback.

After all, Cheng Yu and I are riding together, so the speed is naturally a little slower.There was dust flying behind him, and he could even clearly feel that they were getting closer.

The wind whizzed by, blowing the beads hanging on the face into each other, feeling restless, I stretched out my hand to tear it off and discard it.The long hair poured down, and was blown backward by the wind as soon as it brushed against the cheek.Looking back, he was stunned.

The leader was actually Ling An.

At such a young age, he did not expect to be so proficient in equestrianism, and he was skilled in swinging the whip. He must have put in a lot of effort in normal times.I really want to shout that I don't want to chase anymore, but I'm afraid that if they know that it's the future empress who is willing to elope with someone, I'm afraid it will lose the face of Qingze as a whole.

And if Cheng Yu's identity is exposed, I'm afraid there will be disputes between the two countries.

"Have you found your way yet?" Against the wind, he asked loudly.

Cheng Yu's voice came faintly: "Why is it you? Where is Leng Xiang?"

I froze for a moment, and ruthlessly pinched his waist.He was in pain.

"What's wrong with me? If it's me, you won't come?!" He asked angrily, but at this moment he forgot that there were soldiers chasing after him, and he just felt unwilling.

He didn't speak, and accelerated the speed and strength of his whip.The black horse ran faster and faster as if the wind was blowing, and the wind cut across his face, as if someone had slashed across it with a knife.

"Stop!" There was a stern voice, and looking sideways, it was Ling An who had chased us not far behind us.He was full of worry, but still shouted loudly: "Qing'er, don't be afraid, I'm here to save you!"

Hearing this, I couldn't laugh or cry. Seeing that the pursuers were far away from us, I presumably couldn't hear the shouting.So he shouted back: "Go back quickly! Don't chase anymore!"

His expression was solemn, as if he misunderstood that I was afraid that he would be in danger, so he didn't let him chase me, so his expression became more serious, as if he would never give up.

Helpless, I had no choice but to explain plainly: "I went with him voluntarily!"

The skirt fluttered with the wind, and the long hair danced in the air. At this moment of extreme panic, time seemed to have stopped, and every movement was incredibly slow.

Ling An's small body was huddled on the horse's back, and despite his weak strength, he still refused to give up.

He shook his head, "You don't have to lie to me, I won't put you in danger!" He didn't believe what I said at all.Cheng Yu's cold voice came from in front of him: "Ji Qing'er, I think you are getting more and more excited. I haven't seen you for a few days, and even such a child was tricked by you."

I was startled, shook my head guiltyly, and after a while I remembered that he couldn't see him again, and hurriedly explained: "Don't think too much, I've always followed the rules. He's just me as a friend." Ling An is a friend to begin with, besides he is just a brat, what can there be between us? !

Thinking about it this way, I became more courageous, and said bitterly: "You still have the nerve to talk about me. If you hadn't been messing with flowers and grass everywhere, so many things wouldn't have happened now!" I will never decide to marry the boy from the Li family.Without that marriage, I would never have agreed to marry Yang Ziyu.All in all, everything was wrong because of him!

Cheng Yu didn't seem to hear it, but it didn't take long for me to feel his hesitation.Frowning: "You didn't come to know the way beforehand?"

He said coldly: "I just got the news the day before yesterday that Emperor Qingze was going to marry Daye's daughter as his queen. I guessed that it was Leng Xiang, so I rushed here overnight. I didn't even have time to drink saliva along the way, so what else would I do? !"

Thinking about it, Chen Xidong was looking for Leng Xiang in the first place, so it's not surprising that Cheng Yu misunderstood her.I'm afraid that if he knows it's me, maybe he really won't come.My heart was aching, but thinking about how tired he might be after running around for a few days, pity rose in my heart.

Just hearing him say that he doesn't know the way, I don't even have the intention to be afraid.I thought that as long as I could go out with him, I would be fearless even if I came to the end.

"No matter what, they must not know my identity." Cheng Yu added.

I hugged him tightly: "I understand." No matter what happens, it should not be involved in national politics.Even if we die together today, no one will know that it was Prince Daye who abducted Queen Qingze.

Feng was so fascinated that I couldn't open my eyes, I just felt sorry for him, "You don't regret it later?"

His body froze, and suddenly he laughed in a low voice, and even his heart vibrated unusually.The wind carried his words into his ears.

(End of this chapter)