The power of color and fragrance

Long Jing looked over, a little hesitant.

There happened to be a banyan tree in the west courtyard, covering her figure.

Standing behind the tree, Yuan Ziqing saw the figures of the two.

At the same time, she also saw Long Jing who was hesitating at the gate of the courtyard.

She guessed right, as expected, that woman Bi'er was the one who got in the way.

In fact, Long Jing's thoughts are considered meticulous, but why Bi'er keeps slipping away, she thinks that Bi'er was able to climb into Long Jing's bed not only because Long Jing was drunk that day.

I'm afraid Bi'er has already had those thoughts.

But... Li Concubine, a calf-protecting woman, didn't let Emperor Xichu blow the pillow wind and kill the maid who climbed into her son's bed.She is still alive until now, and has lived in the Prince's Mansion??

There may be something deeper here.

With a lot of thoughts, she stroked her cheek with her hand, and a hint of cunning flashed in her cold eyes.

Yuan Ziqing has never been a person with a pure heart. Since others are eager to send her home, she is willing to accompany her.

Lianbu moved lightly, and walked straight to Long Jing at the door.

As she got closer and closer, the indifference in her eyes gradually turned into tenderness and aggrievedness.

"Congratulations to the crown prince." After speaking, he turned his body slightly, as if he was a little girl.

Seeing her, Long Jing was naturally happy.

And this is the first time, she took the initiative to speak to herself.

"It's windy outside, let's go in and talk."

Long Jing supported Yuan Ziqing on his own, and carefully arranged her clothes.

But Yuan Ziqing didn't move, she still stood with her head down. From this angle, it could be seen that something was wrong with her.

Long Jing, who had been paying attention to Yuan Ziqing, forgot for a moment that Bi'er was behind him, and also forgot the purpose of coming to the West Courtyard today.

Bi'er stomped her feet anxiously, her voice hoarse.

"His Royal Highness! Your Highness!"

Hear movement behind.Only then did Long Jing think of the purpose of this trip.

He coughed lightly, but didn't speak yet.

Someone spoke earlier

It was Yuan Ziqing who was speaking, she lowered her head and tugged on Long Jing's sleeve, looked at Bi'er, flinched her head, and stood obediently behind Long Jing.

Seeing this, Long Jing frowned, Yuan Ziqing's appearance was obviously afraid of someone, he turned his head to look at Bi'er who was looking at Yuan Ziqing viciously, and understood something.

"Qing Huan. Don't be afraid, our hall is here."

"Your Highness? Your Highness? Me?"

There must be a demon when things go wrong, and there must be a reason for her appearance. He glanced at Bier, and thoughts raced through his mind.

"Qing Huan, be good, don't be afraid."

Protecting her behind him, looking into her eyes, he said.

"last night??"

Before he finished speaking, Yuan Ziqing fell to his knees with a plop.

"No, no! Miss Bi??!" He was terrified, and tugged on Long Jing's sleeve.

"No! My face??me!"

Say a word.Without revealing anything, it can arouse the imagination of others.

Bi'er twisted the handkerchief in her hand, she had a bad premonition.

The courtyard was extremely quiet for a while.

Long Jing helped her up, and put his hands on her face naturally.

Through the veil, you can also touch her raised scar.

His heart sank, his hands were slightly cold, he could really feel the person in his arms trembling, she seemed to be afraid of something.

"What are you talking nonsense about!"

Bi'er stepped forward and pointed at Yuan Ziqing angrily.

Although she didn't say anything in what she said just now, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she was targeting herself.

Long Jing's complexion suddenly changed when he heard this!

Blocking Bi'er with one hand, he hastily helped Yuan Ziqing into the house.

"Go back to your own courtyard, if you come out to cause trouble again, go back to your palace!"

As soon as this remark came out, Bi'er almost fell to the ground.

Although the prince didn't treat her very much on weekdays, he would never speak so harshly to himself.

Yuan Ziqing, who followed Long Jing into the room, looked back at that moment, the smug smile in her eyes made her tremble all over!Almost limp on the ground.

She pleaded as she knelt forward.

"Your Highness, don't be fooled by others!"

"Your Highness! The servant did not do it!"

Naturally, Long Jing didn't take kindly to her.

He waved his sleeve robe, "Get out!"

Regardless of Bi'er who was prostrate on the ground, Long Jing couldn't listen to anything at this moment, he just wanted to comfort the person in his arms, so that she wouldn't be afraid anymore.

After entering the house, he found that there was no one else in my courtyard except Yuan Ziqing.

Long Jing said in a low voice.

"I don't want you to have such a difficult time in the mansion. I will send someone to send you a few smart maids tomorrow. If you are less popular in this courtyard, I will feel uncomfortable."

"Your Highness, I am just a woman from a brothel, so there is no need for Your Highness to bother you so much."

Yuan Ziqing looked up at Long Jing, saying so, but his eyes were full of grievances.

These eyes, these eyes that he thinks about day and night.

Long Jing was silent for a moment, feeling that this was his catastrophe, God took his Ziqing and sent the person in front of him, he must take good care of her and never listen to others' words.

"Hey, don't be afraid, let me see the scar on your face."

Yuan Ziqing shrank slightly.

"Your Highness, I don't want it anymore, I'm afraid I'll scare you?"

"Nonsense! Take a look, Bengong."

As he spoke, his hand had already touched the back of her ear, and he pulled off the veil.

Long Jing was shocked!just

A hideous wound appeared on the originally fair face, and the two sides of the face formed a sharp contrast.

He touched Yuan Ziqing's raised scar with trembling hands. Judging by the extent, it had obviously been there for a while.

"She did it!"

Yuan Ziqing naturally knew who he was referring to by her!

She didn't answer, and began to sob silently.

This look is clearly the default.

Long Jing was a little anxious, and shattered the round table in the room with one palm!

That day when Yuan Ziqing was going to go out to see a doctor in a carriage, Bier was there to stop him. After several things came together, Long Jing was very sure that Bier had made Yuan Ziqing's face.

he said.

"Qing Huan, don't worry! Bengong will not let you be wronged. If you dare to do something under Bengong's nose, you don't ask Bengong's meaning."

Speaking of which, Long Jing wanted to step out the door.

Yuan Ziqing hugged Long Jing's body by the waist, his voice was a little sobbing.

"Your Highness, I'm fine, I just want His Highness to stay with me tonight."

He patted her trembling back soothingly.

"Okay, I will stay with you tonight."

"Um."

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into the night.

Long Jing sat on the side of the bed, looking affectionately at the sleeping face of the woman on the bed.His eyes drifted away, as if he was looking at another person through the woman.

The fingers on the bed moved, and the woman twisted her body uneasily.

Outside the courtyard gate, the phantom walked back and forth non-stop, looking at the inner room with flickering lights from time to time, with a very anxious expression.

Long Jing knew that the phantom had been waiting for him outside for a long time.

He looked at the burning red candle, it was already midnight.

With a wave of his sleeve, the lamp was turned off, and the room was instantly pitch black.

"Your Highness." Seeing Long Jing come out, Huan Ling hurried forward.

"Tell me, why are you so panicked?"

Phantom looked at the dark room behind him and said hesitantly.

"Your Highness, let's go back to the study and talk."

Long Jing thought for a moment, then nodded in response.

In today's chaotic situation, it is imperative to guard against others.

inside the house.

Yuan Ziqing suddenly opened his eyes.

"Shadow Bamboo! Follow up and have a look."

A respectful female voice came from the darkness.

"Yes."

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Prince's House Study.

Only a few candles were lit, and the figures of the two were vivid.

Ying Zhu flew up to the roof, lightly peeled off a roof tile, and leaned over to listen.

In the room, Long Jing was sitting at the table, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were looking at the table.

There was a letter of paper lying flat on the table, nothing special.It is no different from ordinary letter paper, except that Long Jing has not opened it for a long time, just looking at it like that makes people think deeply.

He lightly tapped the table with his fingers, and the rattling sound resounded throughout the study room. Huan Ling was short-tempered, and he was a little impatient, so he said.

"Your Highness, this letter was shot by someone with an arrow feather on the east wall column last night. The subordinates only discovered this letter in the morning. They have checked the short arrow and there is nothing special about it."

This means that almost a day has passed.

There is a black pattern in the lower left corner of the letter paper, which looks like a tiger's head but not too big.

Long Jing waved his big sleeve, and put the letters and paper into the sleeve.

"Is it the blood-clothed guard?"

Huan Ling was startled suddenly, his eyes were filled with disbelief!

"Blood Clothes Guards! Haven't they all been eradicated by His Majesty?"

At this moment, there was a slight sound on the roof.

"Who!"

The figure of phantom flashed and rushed out of the door, looking at the source of the sound - the roof.

There was no one on the roof, and the scent of herbs wafted in the air.

He frowned and looked in a certain direction of the Prince's Mansion.

Long Jing's voice came from inside the house.

"See who it is?"

As he spoke, he also stepped out, without much surprise on his face.Thinking about it is already expected.

On the surface, the Prince's Mansion seems to be calm and peaceful, but there is a tendency for those court officials to send people to the mansion every two or three days.

The phantom knew that the mansion was no longer peaceful.

he said.

"Your Highness, forgive me for speaking bluntly, that woman from Xianglou is not a kind person."

What he saw in front of the mansion that day is still vivid in his mind.

A woman from a brothel, how could she have someone with such strong internal strength around her.

He was not concerned about Yingzhu, but the young beggar.

"Needless to say, I know it well."

"The blood-clothed guard?"

"About the letter, don't say anything, and don't rush to tell the concubine mother. If those people are found, they will definitely come to see me."

"The subordinate understands."

A dark light flashed in Long Jing's eyes, and the letter was tightly squeezed in his hand.

Bloody Wei has obviously disappeared for many years, so why did he suddenly send him this letter.

His biological mother, the first empress of the Western Chu Kingdom, was from a foreign race. Everything changed too quickly back then. He was only a three-year-old child. All his mother's lineage disappeared, and his biological mother suddenly passed away due to illness.Long Jing was not too clear about it, but he naturally knew the meaning of the black tiger logo attached to the letter.

The black tiger is the belief of the people of his mother clan.

The Bloody Guard is Jingwei, the former queen's former subordinate.

After more than ten years, a letter sent suddenly, a letter with no reason, made him confused in an instant.

He didn't dare to think carefully at this time, fearing that deeper things would be exposed step by step.

The Emperor of Western Chu disliked the harem women raising their own dark guards the most, and he exiled all the elite guards from the Blood Clothes Guards.

The court situation is turbulent, and the forces of all parties are restless. Now is definitely not a good time to be impulsive and reckless.

--

Phantom hands down.But he was still uneasy.

His eyes fixed on the direction where the eavesdropper was fleeing, and he ran at top speed.

But when he was about to step into the courtyard where Yuan Ziqing was, a strong air current approached him.

It forced him to take a few steps back in an instant!

Blocking it with internal strength, the phantom has not had time to stand still for a moment.

A black shadow turned out strangely.

However, it was already midnight and I couldn't see anything clearly.

Huan Ling wondered in his heart, when did such a master appear in the mansion.

It should be said that in the entire capital, there are not three people who even he can't detect the martial arts routines.

Heart hung up again, he stared at the room where Yuan Ziqing lived, looking at the capital.The smoke is everywhere.

--

"gone?"

A soft female voice came from inside the house.

"Let's go, but?"

"Yin Zhu, you step back first."

The footsteps gradually died down.

After a moment of silence, the voice in the room started again, and the woman raised the volume slightly.

"Come out soon."

In a certain corner, a pair of bright eyes were hidden in the darkness. Hearing the woman's voice, those eyes blinked slightly, but did not move.

Suddenly, a cooing sound came to my ears.

Yuan Ziqing raised her eyebrows, as if she wanted to laugh, she shook her head, and sighed that this man was really calm.

I don't know if he is really stupid or pretending to be crazy.

After lighting a candle, Yuan Ziqing put on a coat and left after hearing the sound.

Just behind the screen, by the light of the candle, there was a slight movement.

"Come out, I think you're hungry."

She had known for a long time that this young man would not leave easily, and she sighed softly in her heart, it turned out that she did it unintentionally, and she didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse now.

But listening to Long Cangxun's words last night, this young man seems to possess extraordinary martial arts.

The lights gradually approached.

Yuan Ziqing slowly saw the boy's face clearly, it was still as dark as a beggar.

"You want to follow me?"

The young man raised his head slightly, his pupils were bottomless, and his emotions could not be seen.

Just when Yuan Ziqing thought he would not answer, an extremely hoarse voice sounded.

"hungry."

For a moment, Yuan Ziqing couldn't help laughing, and wanted to burst out laughing immediately.

She stretched out her hand, wanting to touch the boy's head covered with messy hair.

With his hands still in the air, the boy tilted his head to avoid the "caress" of a certain woman.

After being stunned for a moment, Yuan Ziqing asked.

"What's wrong?"

The boy seemed to be thinking, and she could even see his frowning through the messy hair.

"dirty."

One word, he seemed to have thought about it for a long time before jumping out.

Of course Yuan Ziqing wouldn't think that he was referring to herself, she smiled happily and put one hand on the boy's big head.

"From now on, how will you be with me? From then on, I will call you Yuan Yu."

The Yuan surname, what a surname, was given to the young man in front of him.

The young man looked confused.He never had a name, maybe he had it before, but he never remembered it, except for this.

Yuan Yu.

The young man whispered repeatedly, with two words lingering on his lips. From his eyes, there seemed to be a certain expression of joy that could be called.

This is the promise.

Yuan Ziqing's eyes are full of tenderness. Her road to revenge is still long. This road is long and long, and it needs power. Nine kings alone are not enough, and she can't entrust all of herself to him.

In the end, you can only rely on yourself, step by step.

"Tomorrow, let Yingzhu take you to take a bath?"

The words are still between the lips and teeth, never thinking that the black shadow will flash in an instant!The boy moved to the other side like the wind, covering his body with his hands.

The corner of Yuan Ziqing's mouth twitched slightly. A boy who could tear off a person's arm at will was afraid of... taking a bath?

--

I don't know how much Long Jing believed his own words, but he didn't see Bi'er in the prince's mansion these few days, so he must have been punished.

Long Jing also took pity on herself, and sent someone to send good medicine to treat her face.

It seems that this face of his own is still very important to Long Jing.

In fact, she didn't pay much attention to this face, it was just a skin.

But in the future he still has to do things with this face on his face, the ointment sent by Long Jing is naturally good, after two days of application, the skin on his face has improved a bit, even if he puts on some powder, nothing can be seen.

Today's weather is a bit gloomy, it seems that it is going to rain.

She arranged for Yingzhu to go out, and she was the only one left in the huge courtyard.

Sit at the dresser.Yuan Ziqing held a pen in his hand, his eyebrows were like Yuandai, and he deliberately added a touch of brocade to his face.

Staring at the red dress on the bed, the woman's red lips curled slightly.

Bi'er should stay behind closed doors in her courtyard and contemplate her mistakes, ha ha.

--

"Yu'er, do my sister a favor, do you want to go?"

As soon as the words fell, a strange figure immediately swooped down from the beam.

Although only half of the back of his head was seen, Yuan Ziqing was very happy.

Ever since he was locked in the house to take a shower, he has been reluctant to treat others with his appearance.

"When you go, you can eat big meat buns."

I had only known the boy for a few days, but Yuan Ziqing found that the boy didn't care about anything else. Apart from being willing to follow her secretly all the time, he also liked to eat big meat buns.

It's kind of a hobby.

Sure enough, when he heard the big meat bun, the young man immediately straightened his back and leaned over, but he still showed his back.

Yuan Ziqing smiled.

Flicking something between his fingers, his eyes flickered.

"This is a good thing. Go and sprinkle the powder on the woman in the green dress. When you come back, my sister will take you to eat big meat buns."

Before seeing Yuan Yu's figure shaking, the small paper bag in Yuan Ziqing's hand was snatched.

With a light movement of the window, half of the window screen fluttered, and the boy was gone.

Yuan Ziqing sat still, looking at the bronze mirror casually, adding a red lotus petal to the corner of his eye.

Very charming.

--

A cup of tea was over, Yingzhu hadn't returned, and there was no news of Yu'er. Yuan Ziqing felt a little worried. After all, Yuan Yu was a young man with insufficient mind.

She looked up at the sky, hesitated for a moment and stepped out.

As soon as he stepped out of the corridor, he saw a white figure turning around the corner of the corridor.

I was overjoyed that it was Yu'er.

Dressed in a white brocade gown with light skirts, one can see the handsome face of the young man through the aperture.

She is indeed a beautiful master.

This kid is still hiding it so that no one will see it.

Yuan Yu saw her from the corner of his eye, but his expression was very anxious.

Yuan Ziqing was about to step forward to speak, with a smile still on her lips, when suddenly her eyes froze, fixed on the other half of the boy's face.

There was a sudden sound in the head!

red!birthmark!

Lotus Birthmark!

I couldn't see anything clearly on the dark face before, and I didn't look carefully after washing it.

Only now did she see clearly that there was a red lotus birthmark on the boy's left cheek!

Seeing his gaze, Yuan Yu looked a little evasive, turned his back and stood still.

"Ji'er."

"What's wrong with Yu'er? Don't be afraid."

Sternly facing the boy's hard shoulders, Yuan Ziqing looked directly at his dimly drooping pupils with bright eyes.In the halo, a breeze hits the woman's beautiful eyebrows, and a red lotus petal in the corner of her eyes shines brilliantly.

She caressed the large red lotus on the boy's side face.

She said: "What a beautiful lotus, even more beautiful than the one on Sister's face."

The young man raised his face, and there was an inexplicable meaning in his eyes. He only felt that Yuan Ziqing's smile was so warm, it warmed his heart that didn't know the fireworks in the world.

There was a sudden wind blowing overhead. It was not surprising that there was wind, but the strange thing was the angle.

The two of them were at the corner, surrounded by walls, Yuan Ziqing's eyes froze.

Someone eavesdropped!

Her breathing became weak, almost breathless.

The boy in his arms moved.

The figure is approaching!Skimming over the top of the corridor, he turned half a turn, and stood on the bricks and tiles of the corridor, closing his eyes and ears.

Then his eyes fell on the corner where Yuan Ziqing was standing, and said.

"Escaped."

There was actually someone watching her in the Prince's Mansion, whether it was accidental or intentional.

Long Jing was not in the mansion, so the phantom naturally entered the palace with him.And who is this eavesdropper?

Yuan Yu quickly jumped off the roof, his eyelashes fluttering, his brows were furrowed, and he was muttering something.

"orchid."

The young man slowly spit out these two words again, at first Yuan Ziqing thought it was just nonsense.

just slowly

"Orchid fragrance?! Orchid!" As he spoke, the boy became more and more excited, and an imperceptible fright flashed in his eyes.

What else is he afraid of?

orchid.

Could it be that he overheard that the person smelled like orchids, or something that the two of them ignored.

Suddenly, Yuan Ziqing's sleepy eyes lit up!

Today, she sent Yuan Yu to prescribe Bi Er, and when Yuan Yu came back, she must have seen something on the road, or accidentally bumped into something.

orchid??

There are countless things related to orchids in this world, but the things related to orchids in the capital of Western Chu only reminded Yuan Ziqing of...

The concubine Li who lived in the deep palace for a long time.

Concubine Li Ailan knew about it, but it would not be surprising if Concubine Li's people were hiding in the Prince's Mansion.

But it is related to Beer again.

At this moment, Yuan Ziqing only felt that she had stepped into the mystery with one foot, and her tightly locked brows suddenly loosened.

"Yu'er, go back with Sister."

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Yanxi Palace.

The Yanxi Palace, which is usually quiet on weekdays, was a bit lively today, with several maids coming in and out with trays.

Concubine Li was so happy that the prince stayed here today, and ordered her small kitchen in the palace to cook a lot of delicious food.

But seeing the dishes being brought to the table one by one, Prince Long Jing's face was a little troubled.

Concubine Li vigorously added vegetables to Long Jing's bowl.

But watching the pile of vegetables getting higher and higher, Long Jing didn't move his hands.

"Jing'er, are you feeling unwell today?"

Long Jing was still in a daze when he heard Concubine Li speak and his eyes moved suddenly.

Aunt Qin, who was serving vegetables beside her, said with a smile.

"His Royal Highness, I think I'm tired due to being entangled in the affairs of the previous court recently. Don't worry, empress. This servant will bring His Highness's favorite Babao Duck."

Having said that, Concubine Li naturally knew that Long Jing's expression had something on her mind.

But Long Jing had something hidden in his heart.

Concubine Li and her biological mother, Empress Mo, had friendship before, otherwise she would not have allowed Concubine Li to raise her.

If Concubine Li was asked about the Blood Yiwei, how would she answer.

He knew very little about his biological mother.All I know is that Empress Mo is a member of the Qiang and Miao people, and the Qiang and Miao people have always looked to the west of Chu and horses.

The people of the Qiang and Miao people are not weak in water, and all the sons and daughters are brave and good at fighting. Later, they even expanded the territory for Western Chu, but in the end there was no sound.

"Jinger?"

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