Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 637 Born as a unicorn, how can I wash away this blood? (I)

The sun has not yet set, and pearls emitting soft light have been placed in the garden, hidden under the leaves or in the hearts of the flowers. At first glance, you will not know where the soft light comes from, but at a second glance it will be like seeing many hidden stars.

The palace maids covered them one by one with gauze, making the light more diffuse and softer, dyeing the spring grass and fragrant flowers with clear and fresh colors.

No matter how cold and chilly the winter is, there is always a warm breeze blowing in the Qiongju Garden. The formation technique [Seeking Spring through Snow] cannot absorb the mysterious energy in the Daming Palace, so the formation masters who created it replaced it with a version made of minerals and spiritual materials. This formation technique is buried underground and releases energy steadily and gently. This low-temperature combustion can last for more than twenty years.

The temple servants and maids also changed into light spring clothes and skirts. During the preparations, people came and went, but when the ceremony was about to start, they all retreated. Eleven small tables were placed at appropriate intervals on the mirror-like jade floor under the pavilion. The waiters stood in the shadows of the trees, and two paths for serving meals had been prepared.

If you don't go indoors on spring nights, you'll always have flower shadows as your mat and the bright moon as your quilt, so as not to waste time.

Today looked like it would be a sunny day with a moon. Li Chen was the first one to arrive. He was still wearing the same black clothes he wore during the Suzaku Gate Sword Power Betting, with a sword hanging around his waist. He had a round figure, a fair and firm face, and a pair of black, bright and clean eyes.

He sat down on a stone bench in the pavilion, flipping through an old book in his hands, and occasionally looking up at the way he came.

"It's been a month since we last met. If there's nothing going on, my ninth brother really won't come to the palace." Li Yujin walked up from the steps behind the pavilion and stretched. "How are you? Have you been practicing sword these days?"

"Third brother." Li Chen turned around, stood up and bowed.

Li Yujin waved his hand, put the pot of wine he was carrying on the table, and sat down.

His body was steaming hot, and he was wearing hunting boots. His long hair was tied back with an iron ring, and a few loose locks hung down from his forehead. Except in front of the saint, the prince rarely dressed elegantly and neatly.

Sons resemble their mothers. It is hard to tell that Li Yujin and Li Chen are brothers because they look handsome and strong, with a darker complexion. He often disappears in the forbidden garden in the back mountain for days at a time. He is the kind of person who often rides on horseback.

"Practicing sword skills."

"I brought you something." Li Yujin pointed at Li Chen, smiled, took out a thin booklet from his chest and threw it on the table, "Take a look."

Li Chen turned it over and saw that it was "Huoziyuan Sword Records". He opened it and saw that it was all handwritten in original ink.

"...Where did Third Brother get this?"

Li Yujin smiled and said, "I heard that Ming Qitian wanted to read this booklet when he came to Beijing, but unfortunately he didn't find it. I happened to talk about it with a friend a few days ago, and he said he had it. I thought you must want it, so I spent some money to buy it."

"...Thank you, Third Brother." Li Chen couldn't help but flip through two pages before putting it away. He smiled shyly and said, "Then I won't give you the silver. I'll return the gift on Third Brother's birthday."

"I don't even remember my birthday." Li Yujin waved her hand, looked at him for a while, and said, "Mother always said that when Empress Xian was alive, she was the best friend. If you have time in the palace in the future, you might as well go and talk to her more."

Li Chen was stunned for a moment and nodded.

At this time, Li Yujin looked outside the pavilion: "Well, Xiao Bijun and Empress Yuanfei are here too."

An elegant and dignified woman was holding a little girl with a bun on her head. She had no attendants with her. She looked at the two people standing up in the pavilion and bowed to the girl first, saying, "Your Highnesses, you have arrived so early."

"Hello, Third Brother, Hello, Ninth Brother."

Li Yujin came down and touched her little head, while Li Chen stood on the pavilion and returned the greeting respectfully.

Li Wuyan and her daughter followed. Her mother was not among the four concubines, and was given the title of Xiuyi, so she bowed more. Li Chen also bowed back, and Li Yujin smiled and said, "Li Wuyan, what are you looking around for?"

Li Wuyan raised his head, touched his chin and thought for a while: "I don't know."

Then she let go of her mother's hand and ran over to sit next to Li Bijun, and started talking in a low voice with her two buns on her head.

Li Zhi arrived quietly alone. The sword test of Suzaku Sect seemed to have left no trace on him. He was still dressed in plain clothes and straw sandals. As the first heir of the Lin bloodline, he sat in the first seat as usual.

He didn't greet anyone. Li Yujin turned around and called him "Fourth Brother". Li Zhi nodded in response. Everyone else saluted respectfully, and Li Zhi also stood up and returned the salute.

Li Chen held the book and looked back the way he came. This time he saw the figure waiting for him. A girl in exquisite clothes walked in gracefully, followed by two maids.

Perhaps everyone present spent less time on their appearance than she did. Li Cannan stopped in the middle of the room, bowed crisply to his brothers and concubines one by one, and then sat down properly to the side.

With graceful manners, pretty face, and a pair of watery and bright peach blossom eyes, there was probably no one more dazzling than her at the entire banquet.

Li Chen quietly approached her from behind. Only then did the fat boy's tight face relax. He crossed his legs on the stone bench and smiled naturally: "Sister Nan, I found a sword a few days ago. Guess what it's called."

"what?"

"Lu Bo" Li Chen smiled.

"What kind of sword is that?" Li Cannan tilted his head towards him, his eyes still looking around.

"Lu Bo, Sanshui Lu, Sanshui Bo." Li Chen reminded, "Have you forgotten the storybook you lent me when we were kids? It's called "The Story of Xia Qing Ji"

Li Cannan turned back in surprise. She was prone to forgetting things, but now she began to recall: "Ah, it was mentioned in that book."

"Yes!" Li Chen was very happy. "I didn't expect that this sword really existed in the world. I asked Cui Zhaoye to contact the swordsman and bought it from him."

Li Cannan didn't actually practice swordplay, but he still seemed very interested: "Give it to me."

Li Chen was well prepared. He handed the booklet he brought with him early in the morning to her, flipped it open and pointed, saying, "This sword technique is very simple. If you practice, you can learn it in three to five months."

"I've never learned sword."

"It doesn't matter. It's easy to learn."

Li Cannan avoided the topic and glanced at him: "Li Chen, I heard that you went to Huanlou before the New Year."

"..." Li Chen crossed his legs, "Because there was a small sword called Xianhe Ju in that match, I went there to try out the sword... Cui Zhaoye was there too."

Li Cannan rolled his eyes slightly: "You can't test your sword anywhere, so you should avoid those indecent places."

"That's different. Where else can I compete with Yu Fengnian's little swordsman?" Li Chen retorted, "I'll give you this copy of Lu Bo. I copied a copy myself."

"Okay, but I didn't bring you anything."

"I didn't like what you brought me before. Whenever you see an interesting sword manual, just pay attention to it for me." Li Chen said.

Li Cannan looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he raised his hand and patted him on the head.

"Hey, let me ask you, has Young Master Yong Ji arrived?"

"I didn't see it." Li Chen paused for a moment, "Are you really going to marry in the north?"

"...Yeah." "What's good about the north?"

"…What's wrong with that? The Prince of Yan's Mansion controls the military and political affairs of the Northern Frontier, and its power is greater than that of the Five Clans. As the only Princess of the Prince of Yan, isn't she second to none?" Li Cannan raised her head slightly, "Isn't it better than being the last in the palace?"

"That's all your own thinking."

"It doesn't matter whether I want to or not. My mother said that she wants me to be the consort of the Prince of Yan."

Li Chen stopped talking, and after a while he said, "Then I'll talk to Yong Ji later and ask him to treat you better in the future."

"Thank you, Ninth Brother."

"You're welcome, Bajie."

Li Cannan slapped him on the head again.

Li Youlong and Yong Ji arrived together.

Yong Ji was dressed in black as usual, but the details were very elegant and noble. On such a spring night, Li Youlong was more like a cold orchid. The slender girl had a very calm expression on her face. She only nodded slightly to the people around her and sat down in her seat. However, Yong Ji did not sit next to her, but came to the pavilion where Li Yujin was leaning.

"Just when we got outside the garden, the palace maid said that the queen had left the Penglai Palace in a sedan chair." Yong Ji said, "You came back here sweating all over after hunting, and you didn't even wash yourself."

"It will dry up if the wind blows, so how can it stink?" Li Yujin said, "Look at the good wine I brought. I'll share it with everyone later."

"Haven't you brothers and sisters seen each other for a long time?"

"We had dinner together during the New Year, but since my father was there, we didn't say much." Li Yujin thought for a moment, "The last time we got together like this was during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year."

"Then you have me to thank."

“……” Li Yujin was silent for a while and tilted his head.

After a while he looked ahead: "What are you going to do?"

"I don't have any special plans," Yong Ji held the railing, "I'll naturally listen to Her Majesty the Queen regarding the marriage."

The arrival of the fifth prince and the seventh prince connected the somewhat separated banquet halls, and everyone gradually became chatting together. When more people sat down, the gaps between them seemed smaller, and the venue became more and more like a large surrounded table.

But after a while, the gentle atmosphere of conversation paused for a moment, and at the gate of Qiongju Garden, a figure in a scarlet dress stepped over the stone threshold.

Behind him followed a young man carrying a sword and a fishing pole.

Everyone was more or less silent for a moment, and then stood up one after another to salute. Li Xizhou said nothing, just nodded slightly, and did not even move forward, but sat down in the corner of the banquet table.

Pei Ye also shared a lot of peripheral vision.

It was probably the first time that Pei Ye had to accept so many gazes directed at the woman in front of him in such a close scene, from the princes, concubines, palace maids, eunuchs... It was difficult for him to sort out the feeling for a moment.

Isolated? Probably. No one came forward to say hello. Li Xizhou just gathered up her skirt and sat at the end. She poured herself a glass of wine, not caring that the banquet had not started yet.

But probably more of it is fear.

A look that was either dangerous or ominous, but of course it was well hidden, and quite a few faces did not expect her to be here.

"Qiongju Garden has a nice view. You can see many flowers that are not found outside." Li Xizhou seemed not to notice at all. He poured half a glass of wine and handed it to the young man. "Xunfang Garden is too big and overgrown. This place is much more exquisite."

Pei Ye took it, was silent for a moment, leaned over and chanted in a low voice: "Yes, the night dew contains the fragrance of flowers, and the spring pond is filled with the moonlight."

"..." Li Xizhou turned his head and looked at him, "The moon hasn't come out yet."

"Oh, you need the moon to chant."

"Otherwise, what does 'Yuehui' mean?"

"I don't know. Cui Zhaoye taught me when we were in Xunfang Garden. She said she could chant."

The two spoke in low voices. Pei Ye was not afraid of embarrassment. He stood up and glanced at the field, and saw Li Wuyan.

The little girl had seen him when she had just saluted, and was now smiling and nodding her head at him. The older boy next to her, Pei Ye, whom she had never seen before, but who seemed to be quieter, was also looking at him with curious eyes.

Pei Ye walked over, greeted the two concubines respectfully, and handed the small fishing rod to Li Wuyan: "Here, I brought it to you."

Li Wuyan happily took it, turned to Li Bijun and said with a smile: "See, I told you I can fish."

Li Bijun looked very interested, but obviously a little shy. She looked up at Pei Ye, then turned back to look at her mother.

"Do you want to go fishing too?" Princess Yuan took her into her arms and said gently.

"Yeah." Li Bijun said in a low voice.

"Okay, when we get back, ask Eunuch Qi to make one for you. When the ice melts, you can fish in our pond." Princess Yuan smiled and turned to them, "You go first. When Bijun gets a fishing rod, we can play together."

"It's okay!" Li Wuyan said crisply, "Sister Bijun can fish with me. We can catch one each."

"What should I say?" Princess Yuan looked at the girl in her arms with a smile.

“Thank you, thank you sister Wuyan. I won’t go. Let’s play together later.” Li Bijun said.

Princess Yuan gently touched her head and said, "So good - you guys go now."

Li Wuyan wanted to say something, but Pei Ye had already taken her by the hand and asked, "When are you planning to go?"

"Now!"

"Not now." Pei Ye glanced at her taciturn mother with a worried look, and smiled, "I don't have time to go fishing with you tonight. Wait until you have a full meal before you go. Someone needs to watch over you, okay?"

"know."

Pei Ye squatted on the ground, rubbed her head with a smile, and when he stood up and turned around, he saw a round figure a few steps away with his sleeves folded in front of him, looking at him with a hesitant look as if he wanted to say something.

(End of this chapter)