Daughter of the royal palace

Chapter 103 Respecting the Prince (2)
Ling Xiqing said: "The Qionghua will bloom at dusk and bloom at night. It seems that we have to stay here for one night. Fortunately, Baohua Temple is Huguo Temple, even if so many of us live here Crowded."

"Why does it bloom at night?"

"Because Fairy Qionghua and the scholar met at dusk. The death of the scholar and Fairy Qionghua died for him at night. Qionghua blooms at dusk, which symbolizes a good beginning. It blooms in the evening and withers in the morning. Means a bleak but happy ending."

An elegant male voice came through the slant, causing everyone to look sideways.

He was dressed in white clothes that were more snowy, with a picturesque face, and his temples added a bit of gray from the baptism of time.The temperament is gentle and fairy-like, and the eyebrows are indifferent and quiet.Those obsidian-like eyes, like the most translucent black pearls in the world, should be shining brightly.But there was a vague sadness between his brows, covering up its light.Those eyes that were as bright as crystals dimmed.

Obviously his whole body was filled with icy air, but Ling Xihan felt that he should be a gentle man.Not for anything else, just for the sadness and longing looming in his eyes.Such an unforgettable, profound emotion that seems to be entangled in the bone but finally missed.

She guessed that this man must have loved a woman deeply.But that woman ended up marrying someone else, that's why he was so sad and lonely.

Intuitively, she thinks that such a person should not be as cold as ice, but gentle as water.

The sudden appearance of a white-clothed man made the lively atmosphere stagnate for an instant, and everyone's eyes fell on this handsome and extraordinary man.Although he has passed his forty years, he still can't hide his beauty.

His lonely eyes swept across Ling Xihan, and suddenly stopped.His eyes, which were as calm as stagnant water, seemed to be thrown into a boulder, stirring up little waves.He stared at Ling Xihan's brows and eyes, with memories, bewilderment, pain, and confusion in his dazed expression.

Ling Xihan instantly understood that this man was also one of the queen's admirers.

She became a double again, but this time she was not angry at all, but sentimental.Feeling affectionate for this man who didn't get anything in return, and feeling sad for the desolation and loneliness in his brows.

The man in white has already shifted his eyes to the pavilion in the distance, his eyes drifted away and blurred, as if caught in a distant memory.

A group of people came up from the foot of the mountain, and the leader was Eunuch Shun, the chief executive, followed by two young eunuchs and a dozen imperial guards.The crowd separated automatically in an instant and stood in two rows.

The man in white smiled wryly when he heard the footsteps.He had just returned to Beijing, and the emperor already knew about it.He turned around and looked at the rather arrogant Eunuch Shun holding a whisk in his hand.

"My father-in-law is not serving in front of the emperor, why did you come to this Baohua Temple?"

Eunuch Shun smiled and said: "The emperor heard that Prince Jing returned to the capital, and specially ordered the old slave to send an oral order, please enter the palace immediately."

Prince respect?Ling Xihan raised her eyebrows, and cast doubtful eyes on Xiao Qilan beside her.Xiao Qilan's face changed slightly when she heard the words "Jing Prince".Someone in the crowd whispered.

"It turned out to be Prince Jing. I heard that he has been away from Beijing for 18 years and has never returned to Beijing. Why did he come back this year?"

"Probably because the empress's birthday is approaching."

"Oh……"

Prince Jing smiled slightly, "immediately?"

There seemed to be something flashing in Eunuch Shun's smile, "The emperor said that Prince Jing hasn't been back to the capital for many years, and he must visit the old scenery everywhere. If Prince Jing misses this Baohua Temple, he can also temporarily stay in Baohua Temple. Tomorrow Then go to the palace to pay homage. The empress’s birthday is approaching, and I’m afraid that someone in the capital will take the opportunity to make trouble, so the emperor specially sent the Imperial Forest Army to protect the prince’s safety.”

Respecting the prince was gentle and calm, "I thank the lord Long En." He knew that the emperor sent the imperial guards to protect them, but they were actually monitoring them.

"I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave first." Eunuch Shun winked at the dozen or so imperial guards behind him, "Protect the lord well, if anything goes wrong with the lord, be careful with your heads."

"Yes." More than a dozen imperial guards answered loudly and uniformly.

After explaining the matter, Eunuch Shun turned around and was about to go down the mountain.Suddenly a man hurried up from the foot of the mountain, with an autumn-colored coiled dragon and cloud-patterned collar, wearing powder-soled and dark-faced boots, with black hair and a purple-gold Dongpo crown, with a anxious look on his face.When Eunuch Shun saw that person, he was taken aback for a moment, and then said with a smile on his face: "This old slave sees Prince An."

Prince An glanced at him and frowned slightly.Glancing at the Imperial Forest Army around him, there was a glint in his eyes, a little bitter.

"You go back first, Brother Huang is still waiting for you to go back and return."

"Yes, this old slave is leaving." Eunuch Shun led the two young eunuchs down the mountain.

Prince An looked at Prince Jing, who looked calm and silent, in a trance.

"Second brother." With a gloomy expression, he called out in a complicated way.

Prince Jing smiled gently, "Long time no see, eighth brother."

Looking at these two people, Ling Xihan always felt a little weird.But what was wrong with it, she couldn't tell.

Xiao Qilan beside them walked up to the two of them, and said with a smile on her face, "Qilan has met the eighth uncle and the second uncle."

"This is?" Prince Jing sized up Xiao Qilan with doubts in his eyes.

Prince An introduced: "She is Fifth Brother's daughter, her name is Qilan."

"Fifth brother's daughter?" Prince Jing seemed a little surprised, then smiled and said, "I didn't expect fifth brother's daughter to be so old." There seemed to be sighs in his tone, but also relief.Glancing at Ling Xihan, who had light brows, he couldn't help but ask, "Who is she?"

The corner of Ling Xihan's mouth twitched, "My name is Ling Xihan."

"Your surname is Ling?" Prince Jing was slightly startled at first, and then asked: "Who are you, King Zhongyi, Ling Jueshang?"

"He is my royal father." Ling Xihan said indifferently, his eyes flickered slightly: "I am the third in the family."

"Ranked third?" Prince Jing smiled suddenly, as if the spring flowers were brilliant and dazzling. "Does your father have many children?"

"That's right." Ling Xihan nodded, and glanced at the beautifully dressed younger sisters beside her.

"Hey, everyone is here except my elder brother."

Ling Xiqing and others came up, folded their hands beside their waists, and saluted.

"I have seen Prince Jing."

Prince Jing seemed a little surprised, and then suddenly laughed.

"I didn't expect that I've been here for more than ten years, and there will be a lot of children in Shangdu."

"Isn't it?" Prince An said with a ruffian smile: "Now he has a beautiful wife and concubine by his side, with children around his knees, enjoying the blessings of being equal."

Beautiful wife and concubine?Prince Jing's eyes moved slightly, then he seemed to understand something, and sighed softly.So what about the beauty of flowers?It's not that person after all.

Prince An's eyes flickered, and he smiled and said, "Second Brother, you finally came back to Beijing. Come, come, let's go over there to catch up. There are too many people here, so you probably don't like it either. Let's find a quiet place. Let's go!" He couldn't help but pull Prince Jing away.

(End of this chapter)