The Peerless Concubine of the King's Favorite

Chapter 167
"Okay, since Qing'er wants to give me a congratulatory gift so much, how can I disappoint Qing'er?" Zhao Shenghao stared at Chu Qing's eyes almost bursting into flames, dropped these words with a sneer, turned and left go.

Looking at the purple back that was fading away, an inexplicable irritability suddenly rose in Chu Qing's heart.

Zhao Shenghao's anger left, making the restlessness in Chu Qing's heart linger.

Jianning's midsummer is far hotter than Anning City, even at night it has not been relieved, and the wind that blows still has a scorching breath.

In front of the candlestick, Chu Qing put down the book in his hand again.She has never shown any signs of anger, but tonight her face is full of irritability.

You He and Xing Rong served carefully, meeting eyes from time to time, but neither of them dared to ask each other.

For an hour, the pages of the book in my hand have not been turned...

Chu Qing closed the book on the table annoyed, stood up, and told the two servant girls, "It's so hot and sweltering tonight, change your clothes, and let's go out for a night tour in the Xizi River."

The two maidservants looked at each other in surprise, and said in unison: "Miss, are you going to Xizihe?"

Chu Qing raised her eyebrows: "Why not?"

The two servant girls hurriedly fell silent, lowered their eyes, and dared not speak any more.

"Go get my men's clothes." Chu Qing ordered again.

"Yes." You He leaned over, turned and walked towards the suitcase in the inner room.

Xing Rong followed Chu Qing, walked to the dressing table, helped her remove the original bun, combed a man's bun again, and put on the jade crown.

If you want to visit the banks of the Xizi River at night, of course you have to change into men's clothes.There is a landscape in Jianning City. All year round, a hundred flowers bloom, the flower boats compete in beauty, and it is a holy place for talented people to play.

Soon, a men's ivory gown that You He took out was put on by Chu Qing.In the past year, this is not the first time she has disguised herself as a man, and she is familiar with simple disguise techniques, and rarely reveals her flaws.

At least, when she was wearing men's clothing, no one had ever seen through her identity as a woman.

Under the dexterous hands of the two girls, Chu Qing transformed into a young man holding a folding fan, handsome, dignified, carved with powder and carved with jade, as dazzling as a pearl.

There is no trace of femininity in every gesture.

"Master, I'm afraid I'm going to fascinate so many young girls when I go out." Xing Rong looked at Chu Qing in astonishment. If she didn't know the clue, she might be fascinated by Chu Qing in front of her eyes.

You He laughed and said: "Our young lady, when she wears women's clothes, she is charming and charming, and when she wears men's clothes, she is suave, elegant and peaceful. It seems that whether it is a woman or a man, it is hard to escape the palm of her hand."

Chu Qing smiled slightly, and said jokingly: "You two beauties, do you want to play with my master tonight? Don't worry, I'll follow you by my side, and I will provide you with delicious food, drink and fun, and I will never wrong you two .”

The two maidservants spat lightly, turned around to avoid Chu Qing's folding fan, and fled into their wing room.

Chu Qing retracted the folding fan, looked at the backs of the two fleeing, and did not stop, just smiled and walked to the chair and sat down, crossing her legs and waiting.

After a while, when the two reappeared, they had turned into two handsome servants.

Chu Qing's eyes lit up, seeing the weak appearance of the two, he couldn't help laughing and said: "You are so white and clean, if you follow me to Xizi River, I'm afraid you will be mistaken for a young lady."

You He and Xing Rong looked at each other innocently, and asked their master together: "Then what should I do?" It is impossible for them not to stay by Chu Qing's side, but they can't go shopping in women's clothes.

Chu Qing raised her hand, stroked her smooth chin, and squinted her eyes to look at the two of them: "Go and get some darker, tasteless foundation to cover up your skin tone, and then use a charcoal pencil to thicken your eyebrows. Don't look so tender in your eyes." Water, it’s really not good, just stare at the ground.”

"Young Master, this is not the first time we have gone out like this, why is it so troublesome this time?" Xing Rong pouted and said coquettishly.

For a beautiful woman, no matter who she is, she has some resistance to pretending to be ugly.

"That's because everyone in the place we're going this time has a pair of piercing eyes. I don't want my identity to be exposed." I went out with a fan in my hand, feeling a little cynical.

Helpless, the two maidservants had no choice but to follow Chu Qing's instructions, and tossed their faces on him again. When the two reappeared, Chu Qing, who was drinking tea, couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of water, looking at the person in front of him. Two little black charcoals, laughing and rolling forward and backward.

During the day, the irritability caused by Zhao Shenghao also dissipated a lot.

"You guys are too exaggerated." Chu Qing smiled until the corners of her eyes filled with tears. When she was tired from laughing, she wiped the moisture from the corners of her eyes and smiled wryly at the two of them.

After Chu Qing personally corrected the disguise for the two of them, it was already late at night, which was the busiest time by the Xizi River.

The light vehicle and fast horse set off from Yincui Mountain Villa, Xu Chong, who was riding on the horse, had a dark face, he really didn't understand why his master thought of going to Huahe in disguise in the middle of the night.

Not only him, but also the other three pagoda guards who followed him to escort the master to the bank of the Xizi River all looked inexplicable.

Jianning, as the capital of Southern Chu, is the most prosperous place in economy, culture and commerce. For such a heartland, a wise ruler would not impose a curfew on it.

Therefore, after night fell, except for the imperial city and the inner city where entry and exit were strictly prohibited in Jianning City, the outer city and even the suburbs not far away were very lively.

In doing so, in addition to preventing the powerful from having fun and ensuring the safety of these two places, it will not hinder tax revenue.It's just that it is human nature to have fun, so how can it be imprisoned by a curfew?The gate of the city was closed, but the rich and powerful had their own way to visit the outer city.

Regarding this, the one in the palace just turned a blind eye.

In the long run, this kind of thing has become the people do not raise officials and do not investigate.Even if they are unlucky, they are impeached by the censor, or some minor disturbances occur, most of them will be fined some money, and they will think about it behind closed doors.

There is no threat of torture, but the Jianning Outer City at night is more lively than during the day, and it is easier to see those high-ranking officials who are not often seen on weekdays.

The well-known Xizi River is like a meandering belt wrapped around the 'waist' of the outer city.The lights of the small teahouses by the river are like pearls on the belt, embellishing the beauty of the Xizi River, and those flower boats that shuttle slowly in the river are like jade pieces on the belt, which makes people want to Take it in your hand and look at it carefully, exploring the beauty of jade.

Xu Chong took one person to find the small ferry boat waiting to pick up the guests on the shore, so that they could be sent to the most famous flower boat on the Xizi River according to Chu Qing's instructions.While Chu Qing took the rest of the people to rest temporarily in the tea house by the river, enjoying the beautiful night scenery by the Xizi River.

(End of this chapter)