C25

Xiao Kong sneered, walked to the side of the banyan tree, and extended his hand to pick up the leaves. A leaf fell into his hand. He lightly pursed his lips and blew out some air.

It was a kind of trembling, a kind of rhythm that flowed in the air, slightly trembling, as if it wanted to resonate with everything around it.

A light breeze blew past, gently stirring the hair at Little Kong's temples, lifting up the hem of his robe. Then something in the sky was flying in their direction. It was a little yellow and black, then it gathered together and hovered above their heads, making a low buzzing sound.

The sounds were soft at first, but as the wasps moved, they grew louder. The entire space seemed to be filled with this sound.

She looked up at the darkening sky above her. The light was obscured by the wasps, who, guided by the rhythm, began to arrange themselves in different shapes in the sky. First a small flower, then a rabbit, then a cloud. Finally, he lined up the words "Xiao Kong".

Yu Jing, who had never seen this kind of scene before, was dumbstruck. She felt that it was very beautiful, very magical, and a bit new. She felt that it was very fun.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Xiao Kong, you are so powerful! " Yu Jing excitedly patted Xiao Kong on the shoulder and pointed excitedly at the sky above.

"Jing Er, today's matter is our secret, you can't tell others." When Xiao Kong stopped playing, the wasps scattered and quickly disappeared into the sky. The light of the setting sun made everything return to normal. "If you tell someone, I won't play with you."

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. This is our secret!" Yu Jing stretched out her pinky, and nodded. At the same time, she pulled over Xiao Kong's hand and said, "I made an agreement. Don't forget to hang the pinky for a hundred years."

Such a childish action made Xiao Kong feel like he was holding back a smile and causing internal injuries. He held back his laughter until his shoulders trembled slightly, then hooked his hands with Yu Jing, completing the simple ritual.

Within the empress dowager's bedroom.

Lin Xuan stood outside the bead curtain, guarding it so that no one else could come in and disturb the conversation between the emperor and the empress dowager.

Behind the bead curtain, Liu Changxi and Lu Shaoheng sat facing each other, drinking tea together.

"Heng'er, you aren't young anymore, right? How old is twenty? " Liu Gexi put down her teacup.

The candle flame in the room swayed gently, falling upon her phoenix dress embroidered in the Tibetan color. It made her seem noble and dignified. The phoenix crown on her chignon was adorned with tassels, while the golden flowers adorned her forehead. Although she was in her forties, she did not look old at all. Her charm was still there, as if her beauty was innate.

"Queen Mother, do you have something you want to tell your son today? If anything happens, mother can just say so and not beat around the bush with me. " Lu Shaoheng took a sip of his tea and then put down the teacup in his hand. He could hear the hidden meaning in Liu Zixi's words, and she wouldn't call him if he didn't have anything to do with her.

"Heng`er, the Minister of Revenue's daughter banquet and General Wu's daughter banquet are both pretty good ladies. It just so happens that they have reached the age of marriage and are in the prime of their youth. Mother intends to recruit them to the palace as your concubines. "We, the royal family, have to have a descendant. You can't keep playing with that girl, Yu Jing, all the time, right?" Liu Zixi smiled elegantly.

She looked at Lu Shaoheng, who had an indifferent expression on his face. He neither accepted nor refused, but Feng Qingyun only smiled and said, "Since Imperial Mother has decided on this matter, how could I dare to say anything? Since Imperial Mother feels that it's better like this, then let Imperial Mother decide on what you want to say."

"Then I'll get someone to bring them to the palace tomorrow. You can decide on the bestowment ceremony as you wish." Liu Heng Xi calmly poured some tea, then said: "If you have anything else, you can go down first. I don't have anything else to say to you."

"Then I'll take my leave first." Lu Shaoheng nodded, walked out of the bead curtain, and left Liu Yunxi's chamber with Lin Xuan.

Liu Yunxi looked through the bead curtain at Lu Shaoheng's departing back and bitterly smiled. Which mother in the world didn't want their children to have a full family and didn't want their children to grow up happily? However, ever since Lu Shaoheng was young, he never smiled and always had a cold expression on his face. Although he was obedient to her, he never expressed his sincere and sincere thoughts.

Liu Yunxi sighed, shook her head, and continued pouring tea for herself.

Within the Prime Minister's Estate.

After a whole day of drowsily sleeping, when he woke up, it was already the night of the second day. When she opened her eyes, other than the Immortal Crane Pavilion, what she saw was the ice-cold mask that was just inches away from her face.

Liu Chuan, who was wearing a mask, quietly sat by her bedside, looking at her for a very long time. When he saw her awake, he looked away and went to the window sill where the moonlight was falling.

The moonlight outside the window was hazy, bringing with it a trace of chilliness. He always liked to appear in the dead of night, like a ghost.

Baili Xingxue was stunned at first, then recovered her composure. She got down from the bed and walked to Liuchuan's side.

She had not been in the Prime Minister's Estate for many days. She wondered if Liuchuan often came to this place to wait for her return.

"Long time no see. Do you miss me?" He reached out his hand and pulled Hundred Miles of Fragrance into his embrace. His gentle fingers slid across her cheeks and he said in a soft tone, "Hm?"

"I don't have that much time to think about you." Kui Xue's answer caused Liushuan to pause for a moment. He let out a chuckle, let go of Baili Kui Xue, and asked again, "You don't even think about it occasionally?"

"Nope." Baili Xiang Xue replied without hesitation. She walked to the tea table and sat down. She asked him what he had been doing recently, and if he had gone to the palace to assassinate Lu Shaoheng.

"Now that I think about it, this method of assassinating Lu Shaoheng doesn't seem to work. The palace is heavily guarded, and Lu Shaoheng's skills are not bad. It's too risky to assassinate him. " Liuchuan sighed, but what he said had nothing to do with him.

"For you to be aware of this, it means that you are not so stupid." Fuxue lightly pursed her lips, her slightly curvy smile was very enchanting.

"The empress dowager's fortieth birthday is in half a month. There will definitely be a great feast in the palace, and some people will be invited to perform outside to congratulate her on her birthday. When that happens, I'll sneak in and see if there's a chance." Liuchuan seemed to be hinting at something.

When Kui Xue heard this news, the expression in her eyes subtly changed. She turned her head to ask for details, but the person behind her had already left. Only the wind continued to blow in through the window.

It was very late when she thought of this, and only after a long time did she fall asleep.

When she woke up again, it was already dawn. There was an extra person in the room, and it was extremely noisy.

"I'm the most obedient. Come, let's have a laugh." Xie Zimo was carrying Shuixi, walking back and forth beside Mo Juyi's bed, looking extremely happy. He saw Baili Cui Xue had woken up, and threw himself over excitedly, showing off: "Look, Kui Xue, don't cry anymore. Look, he's smiling, smiling at me. "Hahaha, it seems that Zhong Xi really likes me as well."

Xie Zimo continued to look on with glee, then he hugged Shuixi and rocked back and forth like a cradle. This was the first time he saw Xie Zimo smile brightly instead of crying ever since he had returned to the Prime Minister's Estate. Xie Zimo watched as he opened his arms, then unhesitatingly carried him to where the sweet snow was.

As he coaxed her, he waited excitedly for her to wake up.

"If a child is used to a person and sees that person too many times and feels that there is no danger, he won't cry. This is human instinct, and you are also excited and bored by this kind of thing. " Kui Xue sighed, feeling helpless.

"Then are you used to me?" Xie Zimo smiled, suddenly pasting himself onto Baili Kui Xue's body, his gentle voice permeating her ears, causing her heartbeat to quicken. For a moment she didn't know how to answer.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Xie Zimo was a little dazed. He then shamelessly kissed her lips. After tasting it, he said, "I think you're used to me."

"You!" Kui Xue's eyes opened wide, and just as she was about to hit him, Zhong Xi suddenly cried.

Xie Zimo looked at the wailing Zhong Xi in terror, hastily stuffing it to Baili Qianxue, "You are the mother of a child, I'll leave this matter of coaxing a child to you!"

"…" After that, the two of them left the room, hugging Jin Xi and going to find the wet nurse.

When they came to a certain yard, Yu Wen and Yu Xuan were in the yard, planting flowers. Xiao Yan, who was wearing an jacket and skirt, was standing beside them and helping to water the plants. When they saw the arrival of Kui Xue and Xie Zi Mo, they hurriedly ran towards them.

Xiao Yun saw what was going on and went forward to hug Zhong Xi. He then turned around and went to the hallway to look for his wet nurse.

The moment he was carried away, Xie Zimo let out a long sigh of relief.

"It's almost winter before we plant the flowers, the flowers won't bloom." The fragrant snow from a hundred miles away said as she looked at the crystal orchid growing flowers.

"It will open next year. It will open every year." Crystal Lan shook her head and smiled.

The flowers will all bloom, but next spring, they will still bloom, and it will be even more resplendent.

After a short period of time, the sweet snow fell into silence. They were right. The flower would wilt if it bloomed, but that didn't mean it wouldn't bloom again. Just like everything else, it would end, wither, but withering did not mean it was over. Perhaps, it was the next beginning …

"Beautiful Snow, what are you thinking about?" Xie Zimo's voice hovered in Mo Wuji's ears. That kind of gentle low hum brought back Baili Kui Xue's thoughts.

"Nothing." Kui Xue shook her head, looking at the crystal orchid before turning around to look for Xiao Yan. Xie Zimo and she were the only ones left in the empty courtyard.

The fragrant snow sat on the stone chair and gazed into the distant sky. There were unpredictable changes there, and white clouds flowed about.

In the courtyard where the fragrance of the flowers flowed in the air, Baili Xueyi suddenly thought of something, and her lips suddenly curled up, revealing a beautiful arc. She raised her head and looked at Xie Zimo. "I heard that it won't be long until the empress dowager's birthday."

"So what if I am? "Do you want to sneak in?" The smile on Xie Zimo's face froze for a moment. He sat down and faced Baili Kuangxue. Looking at her smile, no one knew what he was thinking about.

"Is there a dancer named Luo Ying in Liu County? She lives deep in the mountains and rarely appears. When she appears, she wears a veil. Almost no one in Liu County has ever seen her face before." Fifty miles of fragrant snow extended her hand and caught the butterfly that was about to fall. She looked at the butterfly gracefully flapping her wings and smiled. "I intend to dance in her name."

"You are a zither master, dancing isn't your specialty, right?" Xie Zimo snorted with laughter, although the fragrant snow had once performed in her dreams at the gambling den, she was only a musician with better zither skills. In the end, it was because she was good-looking that she was sought after by people, and dancing shouldn't be her strong point.

Luo Ying was a woman that lived in seclusion deep in the mountains. Her dancing skills could be said to be unparalleled in the Liu country. To ask her out of the mountain, he would first need to find her, and then he would need money and power. Furthermore, it was impossible for Kui Xue to enter the palace under her name. She would expose herself the moment she started dancing.

"Finding someone should be your specialty, right? Help me find her and teach me her dance skills. " Kui Xue spoke lightly, not caring if Xie Zi Mo agreed or not.

"You …" Xie Zimo wanted to say something, but Kui Li raised her eyes to look at him, and he could only give up, sighing, "I really lost to you."