I was reborn by the emperor

Chapter 21

The two red plum trees in front of the court are in bloom, and the fluffy clusters are nestled on the rough branches. The red dots fall into the eyes through the white snow goose feathers. to the scent.

Xu Lianlang took a pair of scissors and wanted to go to court to cut red plums and put them in a bottle.

The snow was dense and seamless. As soon as she went out, the snow covered her whole body. She was wearing a lotus-colored dress with a gray fur collar embroidered on the collar. The snow fell on the gray fur collar and melted into drops of water. In an instant, it flowed down the warm neck.

She didn't realize it, the corners of her lips were gradually raised, and the red plum branch in her hand was gorgeous. Her skin was as white as snow, and her lips were more glossy than red plum. She has grown a little taller recently, and her appearance has opened up a bit, and she looks much better.

Lu Jieming sat in front of the window, he supported the table with one hand, and couldn't take his eyes off.

There are some books on the table, and the corners of the books are all rolled into one place. Because of his pause, the thick ink is smudged, and the handwriting on the rice paper is flying, and the flying and phoenix dance is transparent, and the pen is vigorous, and it is filled with strokes and strokes. Youthful.

It was too quiet, there was silence in the side hall, only the sound of him slowly grinding the sticks.

She alone could create a bustling scene, and Xu Lianlang's cheers spread into the side hall, breaking the suffocating silence and hindering his ink grinding movements several times.

He couldn't read the book anymore, so Lu Jieming picked up his backpack and left Shuoyun Pavilion again.

Under the heavy snow, they looked at each other through the snow curtain, and the two looked away at the same time.

Xu Lianlang lowered his eyes, his almond eyes were half-closed, and the red plums on the branches were reflected in the clear pupils, and the corners of his mouth curled up and down.

After going to see Rong Zhao, the matter of her being transferred to the palace was left alone.

Although Li Ri's father-in-law kept urging him all the way, Lu Jieming and Xu Lianlang seemed to have unanimously pretended to forget about it.But they all know that this matter is like a thorn, lying between them, separating the distance between them that is not close to each other even further.

Everything seemed to be back to the beginning, she didn't mention the matter of leaving again, and he didn't mention it again. After half a month and half a month, the red plums bloomed, and she didn't leave either.

The day was plain but...interesting.

She kept the most subtle distance from Lu Jieming, and never tried to flatter her, nor did she deal with it coldly, like the closest strangers, knowing all of each other's preferences, but pretending to be strangers awkwardly.

When Xu Lianlang carried the cut red plums into the main hall, Concubine Rong lifted the curtain for her. She lifted the thick curtain with one hand and brought an emerald green porcelain vase with the other.

She smiled, "This one looks good, and the green is the best match for the red."

Xu Lianlang took it over and observed it up and down. She joked: "It's silly to say that red and green match, but the lady said it looks good."

There was a crack at the bottom of the porcelain bottle. She stroked the crack and was a little worried about water seepage, so she thought about inserting it directly.

When the flowers are withered, just pick them again.The hall is lifeless, and something fresh is needed to adjust the atmosphere.

"Look, they are all green leaves and red flowers. God matches them so well. They don't understand how beautiful they are." Concubine Rong helped Xu Lianlang pat off the falling snow on her body, and then brought a dry towel to help her wipe her face. "The flowers are beautiful. It looks good with anything."

It's rare for Concubine Rong to be in good spirits, so Xu Lianlang naturally followed her and said, "Your Majesty is right, flowers look good, so they look good with everything, and you look good too, so naturally you look good with anything you wear."

Concubine Rong smiled and praised her for speaking.

Xu Lianlang showed a flattering smile, she didn't tell a lie, coarse linen clothes are good to wear on Concubine Rong, and this unkempt body can hardly conceal the appearance of a celestial being.

Seeing Concubine Rong, I can't help but think of Concubine Rong. Rong Zhao followed Concubine Rong's eyes, but elsewhere he followed his cheap father. The shape of his mouth, nose and face couldn't suppress his beautiful eyes. The state of the country has changed a lot.

Girls are good-looking and have their own convenience.But it is not for nothing that the beauty brings disaster to the country and the people.

It might be a good thing that Rong Zhao had this face, she can live a long life without attracting so much attention, she thought, going to see Rong Zhao tomorrow, she asked Mother Chen for some milk, and delivered it tomorrow.

Seeing her distracted, Concubine Rong tapped her forehead, "Are you and Jie Ming having trouble? How long has it been, and I don't see you talking again."

Xu Lianlang rubbed the wall of the slightly cool bottle, carefully thinking about whether the current state of the two of them is considered awkward, and finally she replied: "Your Highness is a boy, and he doesn't have so much to say with his servants."

"Jieming, he has a bad temper. Please take care of me. I don't know how I have brought him up like this. He is indifferent and ruthless, stubborn and stubborn, but in fact, he just doesn't know how to express himself." Concubine Rong raised her white wrist and pulled Xu Lianlang's hand, "He is a person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside."

Xu Lianlang looked at the folded hands and nodded vigorously.

She knew it a long time ago, when Lu Jieming took her to see Rong Zhao, and then angrily asked her why she didn't leave, she understood everything.

He is forcing her to leave him. His only purpose is not to implicate her.

Those cold, hurtful words were just one way he tried to protect her.

Just thinking of this, Xu Lianlang couldn't help getting excited. He took the initiative to plan for her, took the initiative to pave the way for her, after all, he really accepted her.

Of course she was afraid of death, and of course she was afraid that Rong Zhao's affairs would be found dead without a place to bury her, but she wanted to stay in Shoyun Pavilion even more.

How long can life be? She only wants to live comfortably and happily in the present. She is not as far-sighted as Lu Jieming. She only cares about the present and ignores the future.

Maybe she is really a fool, for she has a bright future and refuses to go, she insists on guarding a down and out prince, and faces the risk of U-turn all the time.

Then she admits that she is stupid.

How short life can be, maybe it will be gone in the next moment, so if this is the case, then follow your heart.

She just wants to be with Lu Jieming now, those hidden dangers are all in the future, and who knows if the future will come or not.

Moreover, the imperial palace is not a good place. She looked at the concubine Rong who arranged the flowers. If she had to choose one appearance, she would be favored by thousands of people. Even if her husband was the emperor and the lord of the world, he couldn't protect her.

Isn't the existence of Rong Zhao the best proof, Concubine Rong doesn't even know the name of the person who framed her, once the flowers are turned into mud, the palace is like this, swallowing everything without knowing it.

Concubine Rong has her own way of arranging flowers. Although the porcelain vase is broken, the branches and branches of red plums complement each other, which is really interesting.

Xu Lianlang couldn't put it down, and wanted Concubine Rong to teach her how to arrange flowers, Concubine Rong was naturally happy to agree.

All afternoon, Xu Lianlang shuttled back and forth in front of the corridor and in the hall, the red plum petals fell, were covered by snow, and then fell under her careless and rude pruning action, until the snow stopped, Xu Lianlang inserted a satisfactory work.

She admired it happily for a long time, the clusters of red plums seemed to be full of warmth in the room.

"I'm going to deliver a bottle to His Highness's room."

Concubine Rong waved her hand and said, "I'll give you the bottle you inserted."

Xu Lianlang couldn't hold back the smile on his lips, so he answered, lifted the curtain and was about to leave, the lanterns in the corridor were glowing with smoky pink light, and some candles were already lit in the side hall.

He should have come back, Xu Lianlang walked a few steps quickly, knocked on the door, and the person inside answered, the voice was small, nasal, like an unconscious hum.

She pushed the door open and entered. On the bed, Lu Jieming was already lying down with his back facing her. With his long and regular breathing, his chest rose and fell.

Xu Lianlang thought he was sleepy and had already fallen asleep, so she stepped lightly and put down the vase lightly. Seeing his long and slender neck that was exposed outside, she walked over and pulled the quilt up.

If Xu Lianlang could lift up the quilt a little more, he would be able to see Lu Jieming's clenched hands, the veins in his hands were exposed due to too much tension.

If Xu Lianlang could lean out a little and look at his face, he could see his tightly pressed lips and the tiny beads of sweat on the tip of his nose.

If Xu Lianlang could get closer to him, and put his ear close to his left chest, he would be able to hear the fast and powerful beating of the restless heart out of rhythm.

Although there were no ifs, Xu Lianlang's trip was not in vain. She looked here and there, and saw a broken jade pendant at the bottom of the table.

The quality of the jade was excellent, the tentacles were warm and cool, it was a priceless item, but it was a pity that it was broken into two halves.

There were words engraved on the jade, and the light in the hall was not good, so she looked closer with a guilty conscience, for fear that when Lu Jieming woke up, he would get angry when he found that she had touched his things without his consent.

Her hands were behind her back and she didn't need to touch them. What she thought was that if he didn't touch his things, it wouldn't count as touching his things. If he woke up in case, she could make an unreasonable excuse.

So, she bent over and tied her head, wishing to stick her eyes to see what words were engraved on the jade pendant.

She had a hunch that what was engraved on the jade was very important, and she had to know it.

The light is too dark, the color of jade is light, and the hand-carved things follow the grain of jade, which is even more difficult to see clearly.

It was only after she had used all her strength that she could see clearly.

What is engraved on the jade pendant is his birthday.

The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, a day of great cold.

Xu Lianlang was still laughing, but now there is only a sigh, it turns out that today is his birthday.

And there are two hours left to end today.

His 11th birthday came quietly, no one knew about it, no one cared about it.

Before the court, the red plums presented their birthday gifts, and the flowers and plants bloomed specially on such a day.

She guarded Concubine Rong for a whole day today, but she never heard Concubine Rong mention it, Concubine Rong forgot, what about him.

She turned her head to look at the thin back of the little boy, and the shoulders that were already somewhat broad, and felt that today could not just pass by like this.

It was snowing heavily, and everywhere was damp. Today, there was no cooking stove, let alone chopping firewood. Xu Lianlang searched and found no noodles or eggs.

The heavy snow has accumulated a thick layer. Her shoes have been worn for too long, and the lines on the soles have been worn away. When she stepped on the snow, there was a non-stop "creaking" sound, and when she encountered a bit of frozen snow, They will throw her a somersault.

She just fell and ran out of the Yun Pavilion, waking up the cursing Nanny Chen in the middle of the night to come for a treat.

The squeamishness she raised at home, but now she was chopping firewood in the snowy night, her jaw hurt, but her eyes were astonishingly bright.

After Xu Lianlang left, Lu Jieming couldn't sleep at all. He fiddled with the stamens of the red plum, and the branches were bent by him. When he let go, the water droplets on the petals shook his face.

He subconsciously closed his eyes tightly, and his pair of phoenix eyes were squeezed into a narrow gap by his vigorous muscles. When the phoenix eyes opened and closed, subtle movements outside flowed into his ears.