Chapter 38 Beauty's Plan
The prince came, and the Duke of Dingguo was full of joy and excitement.
In just a few months, the prince became more and more energetic and noble, and the tenderness on his face gradually faded away, and he had a faint imperial demeanor.
Chu Ruoxi has no admiration for him, only disgust, but always has a shallow smile on his face and respects him.
In Chu Yuanshan's eyes, he couldn't help nodding secretly. His daughter was one year older, and her heart was more calm than before. In the end, she lived up to the word "queen".
The autumn was high and refreshing. Accompanied by Chu Zhicheng, the prince took a group of women of the Chu family to the garden to enjoy chrysanthemums.
When Chu Yunxi was young, she dressed up to be new and eye-catching. By pretending to be ignorant, she attracted the attention of the prince. Her childish words made her laugh from time to time.
Chu Ruoxi sneered in her heart. This sister wanted to marry into the palace instead of herself, but wanted to see what she could do.
"Ruoxi, it's windy in the garden. I don't look well when I see you. Is it because of thin clothes?"
Chu Yunxi pestered His Royal Highness and kept asking questions. When he went up to the small hill in Chufu Garden, the prince suddenly turned around and asked Chu Ruoxi, who had been relatively silent, and everyone's eyes turned to her.
Is it because Chu Yunxi, who thinks he is chattering, is annoyed and changes the topic?
"I... I'm fine. Thank you for your concern."
Chu Ruoxi found that Lin Shuangqing, who lived in the house, had never appeared. She felt strange and thought to herself. Why didn't the polite woman in the house come to pick her up?
Hearing the prince's sudden question, she answered casually.
"Come on, the mountain road is slippery. Give me your hand."
The prince stretched out his hand to her. She hesitated for a moment before holding the prince, "Your Highness."
The prince's hand is like his person, giving people a soft and comfortable feeling. If he is still the real Chu Ruoxi, I'm afraid he will be crazy about such an outstanding man!
A trace of confusion appeared in Chu Ruoxi's eyes, and a vague shadow appeared in front of her. There were two more gentle and delicate eyes in the shadow. She palpitated violently and shouted, "No."
"What's the matter, Xi'er?"
Chu Zhicheng quickly helped his sister who threw away the prince and almost fell first.
"I...I..."
The prince was pushed by her and supported by the eunuchs around him, so that he would not fall down, but his face was extremely ugly.
Chu Ruoxi found that he had lost his composure. After even "me" several times, he jumped into Chu Zhicheng's arms. "Woo, brother, assassin, I just saw those assassins again."
"How could this happen? Chu Qing, is Ruoxi's nightmare? She was scared by what happened that day. The prince's gloomy face softened, put his hand on Chu Ruoxi's shoulder and said softly, "Don't be afraid, it's all over."
Chu Ruoxi's panicked eyes made him feel palpitated for a moment. He couldn't bear to see her frightened look. He actually wanted to protect this woman.
Why doesn't he always hate the Chu family, especially Chu Ruoxi?
"Thank you for your concern. During this period, she would occasionally be suddenly frightened as before, but she will be fine soon." Chu Zhicheng helped Chu Ruoxi cover up his gaffe together.
Sure enough, after a while, Chu Ruoxi was fine. She apologized to the prince and took the initiative to take the prince's hand and walked to the north garden. Where ** was the opening was particularly good, the isolation was so far away that she could smell the faint fragrance of flowers.
This proposal to come to Beiyuan to enjoy chrysanthemums was made by Chu Yunxi. Chu Ruoxi always felt that Chu Yunxi would not invite the prince to Beiyuan so simply. It must have been a fancy that she thought of something to attract the prince and please the prince.
Chu Ruoxi has seen a lot about the means of competing for favor in the harem in her previous life. In order to please her father, many people also " bribed" the ninth princess who was deeply favored by Emperor Shunyi.
Chu Ruoxi was guessing that Chu Yunxi used some inferior means to please the prince. The prince beside him suddenly stopped and looked at the distance and frowned.
Everyone followed the prince's line of sight.
The Chu family is the first noble in the world except for the royal family, and it is not a false reputation.
There are hills, rivers, and natural lotus ponds in the back garden, with an amazing area.
The ** in Beiyuan is very well opened, red, white, yellow... The flowers are fragrant, and the slaves take good care of them and make all kinds of beautiful patterns, which makes people linger.
But the prince didn't look at **, but the river around the back garden.
A woman stepped barefoot on the grass by the river, carrying a basket of flowers in her hand, and looking at the gurgling river. Her plain clothes were brought up by the autumn wind, surrounded her and danced white waves in the air...
This look is very fairy and beautiful.
"Lin Shuangqing!"
Chu Yunxi called her name in surprise, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and the prince looked at Lin Shuangqing by the river quietly, showing a trace of natural comfort at the corners of his mouth.
Chu Ruoxi has already recognized Lin Shuangqing. She looked at Chu Yunxi without thinking about it and just had a panoramic view of her.
Looking at Chu Yunxi, she didn't know that Lin Shuangqing would appear here. No wonder she has never seen Lin Shuangqing. It turned out that she was waiting for the prince, the big fish.
"Shuangqing..."
Chu Zhicheng, standing beside the prince, muttered, and his eyes burst into light. He did not hide his love for the woman in front of him.
"No wonder Your Highness, Lin Shuangqing is an orphan girl in southern Xinjiang who lives in my home. Southern Xinjiang is an ancient place, which does not attach so much importance to etiquette as the capital. She didn't know that Her Royal Highness would come to the North Garden to reward **, so she bump into the Prince."
When Chu Yunxi saw that the prince's eyes did not move away for a moment, he hated it. He deliberately said that Lin Shuangqing was a relative who lived at home and belittled her identity.
The prince finally withdrew his eyes from Lin Shuangqing and looked sideways at Chu Yunxi, "Oh, it turns out that it's not the daughter of the Chu family."
His inadvertent words made Chu Ruoxi sympathize with his stupid sister.
Tell the prince that Lin Shuangqing is not the Chu family, and the prince will only be happier, and no matter how humble her identity is, as long as the prince likes it, she will not turn into a phoenix, wealth and glory.
There are vines and grass in the wild, with zero dew.
There is a beautiful person, clear and graceful.
Meet and meet, which is what I want.
There are vines and grasses in the wild.
There is a beautiful person, as graceful as Qingyang.
Meet and meet with Zang
......
Lin Shuangqing, standing on the shore, walked barefoot to the river, whispering gently and sprinkled the petals in the basket on the water. For a moment, the water was full of colorful petals, slowly spreading down as the river.
The crisp and pleasant voice, mixed with a faint fragrance of flowers, came slowly, and there was a sense of expectation on the faces of the prince and Chu Zhicheng.
"** words!"
Chu Yunxi whispered and said angrily, and a pair of small faces turned red with anger.
"Ouch!"
Lin Shuangqing's singing stopped abruptly, and the two men beside Chu Ruoxi rushed to the river at the same time.
"Shuangqing!"
"Your Highness"
"Lord of the world!"
Chu Ruoxi had long expected that Lin Shuangqing would fall into the water, but he didn't expect that the prince would fly to save Lin Shuangqing regardless of his reserve.
The prince only took two steps and stopped.
When he saw Chu Zhicheng like an arrow leaving the string, he ran to the river and jumped into the water without hesitation. The light in his eyes was sharper and ordered the slave: "Why don't you go to see the prince?"
The prince finally resisted the impulse and surprised Chu Ruoxi. It seemed that he hadn't seen him for a few months. Prince Yang Zheng's mind was more restrained than before.
Chu Zhicheng came ashore with Lin Shuangqing in his arms and saw her lips blue and pale face. She narrowed her eyes slightly and didn't know if she was awake.
"Shuangqing, it's okay. Wake up." Chu Zhicheng patted her gently on the cheek with an anxious face.
"Uh-huh."
Lin Shuangqing hummed gently, and his wet eyelashes flashed twice. Chu Zhicheng was overjoyed, "Shuangqing, Shuangqing."
"My son."
The person in his arms half squinted and whispered dizzyly.
"It's me. Shuangqing, don't be afraid. It's okay. I'll take you back to Lan Ruolou.
"Miss Lin's clothes are soaked. Wrap this up for her."
The prince took off his robe and handed it up.
Chu Zhicheng didn't think much about it. He took over the prince's python robe and planned to help Lin Shuangqing wrap it up.
Lin Shuangqing found that there were others. He pushed Chu Zhicheng away in surprise and stood up, "Sister Ruoxi, Sister Yunxi, you..."
Her eyes finally turned to the prince, and her pale face blushed, "I've seen you."
She was soaked, and her snow-white sand shirt was tightly attached to the graceful ketone body. The charming girl's curves were exquisite and unique, and the looming twin peaks were slightly undulating. The prince felt that his face was hot and hurriedly looked away. "There are not so many false gifts. Let's go back first as Chu Qing said."
"Shuangqing, what the prince said is very true. Seeing that your face is frozen, go back first."
Chu Zhicheng's words surprised Lin Shuangqing, "Your Highness?"
Her eyes turned to Chu Ruoxi. Chu Ruoxi knew that she was pretending, but she still nodded slightly to her.
"Lin Shuangqing, a daughter of the people, met His Royal Highness, and she lost her honor in front of Her Royal Highness, please..."
"Get up." The prince helped Lin Shuangqing, who was about to kneel down and salute. She inadvertently leaned against the prince, and the prince stopped her waist very smoothly. "My body is frozen. What else are you talking about? Hurry up, I'll send you back first."
Chu Zhicheng stared at the prince holding Lin Shuangqing and going to the inner courtyard. The river wind hit him, which made him feel colder.
"Brother, don't be daze. Go back to Yin Xuexuan and change your clothes."
Chu Ruoxi sympathized with this brother and pulled him to keep up with the prince.
Chu Yunxi stamped her feet angrily, "Sister Ruoxi, why did Lin Shuangqing hook up the prince away? Don't you know that your sister is the crown princess?"
Chu Ruoxi sighed gently and pretended to be helpless, "Go back, Yunxi, the wind is blowing."
She took Chu Zhicheng's hand, and he was trembling slightly. His face was pale, but his eyes were red. Looking at the prince's eyes, he was full of anger.
Chu Ruoxi's mind moved, and Chu Yuanshan has already had a quarrel with the prince. If Chu Zhicheng, who is young and less angry, goes to water the oil again, maybe the fire will be bigger and will eventually destroy everything.
"Yunxi, you said you would come to Beiyuan to see **. Did you arrange Lin Shuangqing?" Chu Ruoxi asked for no reason.
Chu Yunxi was disturbed by Lin Shuangqing and was angry. Seeing that her sister suspected that she had seduced the prince in partnership with Lin Shuangqing, she was eager to get rid of it and hate it even more.