Looking at the stalls with paper lanterns and river lanterns hung everywhere, she raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "What day is today...?"
Beigong Tengxiao sat on the throne behind her, gently raised the corners of his lips and said, "I am looking for you today, it must be a special holiday."
Chu Jiaoli was stunned for a moment. She was too busy these days, so she didn't pay much attention to the time.
She lowered her head and counted the days. She frowned slightly and said, "Today...is Chinese Valentine's Day?"
Beigong Tengxiao gently raised the corners of his lips and said, "Not bad."
She still had an impression of this day.
On the Chinese Valentine's Day in her previous life, Chu Jiaoli sat in her room dressed in finery for the entire day. She was so vain that she wanted to take advantage of such a grand festival to attend the event in finery with Beigong Tengxiao.
However, she did not consider that Bei Gong Lie was already on the sickbed. Bei Gong Tengxiao did not dare to neglect in order to win the throne and took care of Bei Gong Lie until late at night before returning home.
By the time he came back, the Chinese Valentine's Day activities had long ended, and he, who was so busy with work, did not receive any consideration or care from her, and instead became sulky alone.
After thinking about it, she bit her lip gently and said, "Your Highness, don't you need to go to the palace today?"
"It's not necessary to go every day."
Thinking about it, Beigong Lie's current situation can still be his own. In this way, the competition between Beigong Tengxiao and Beigong Qianqiu can be slowed down.
Beigong Tengxiao showed a faint smile and said: "I just said that I lost my beloved pet kitten. If I find her back, I will naturally keep a close eye on her."
Chu Jiaoli sighed helplessly, turned her head and said: "Your Highness, I am not..."
"Your Highness, Xiaoli was found. She didn't run out of the house and was just hiding in the tree in the backyard." Jingyue walked up from downstairs, holding a meowing snow-white long-haired little milk cat in her hand.
Chu Jiaoli was slightly stunned. She... misunderstood?
Jingyue carried the kitten to the table and retreated.
The kitten screamed fiercely at Bei Gong Tengxiao. Beigong Tengxiao looked at the kitten, raised his hand and stroked its furry back soothingly, with a gentle smile in his eyes, and said: "I have been here lately.
I have a cat named 'Xiao Li', do you think it looks good?"
Chu Jiaoli frowned slightly and said, "Your Highness, please don't name your pet after me without permission, okay?"
Hearing this, Beigong Tengxiao chuckled softly and said: "Does the word 'pear' mean your name? This cat's fur is as pure white as a pear blossom, so I call it Little Pear."
Chu Jiaoli frowned in discomfort as she watched him show such affection towards the kitten.
She bit her lip lightly. She was so narrow-minded that she could be jealous of a little kitten...
Beigong Tengxiao gently raised the corners of his lips and said, "However, I think it really looks like you."
Chu Jiaoli frowned and said, "How can I look like a cat?"
"Cats are aloof and arrogant, always unable to understand their emotions. Sometimes they ignore their owners, and sometimes they are so tender that their owners feel heartbroken." Bei Gong Tengxiao raised his index finger to tease the kitten on the table, and the cat sometimes kissed him affectionately.
She rubbed his hand, sometimes lying down and playing with him, and suddenly she opened her mouth and bit his finger.
Chu Jiaoli's eyes suddenly became angry. What a brave kitten, how dare you hurt him like this in front of her!
Beigong Tengxiao didn't show any emotion of pain. After withdrawing his hand, he raised his hand and picked up a cake on the table and fed it to it.
He smiled faintly and said, "Sometimes you are so sharp-tongued that you are actually cute."
"Hmph." Chu Jiaoli snorted coldly, glanced at the kitten happily eating cakes on the table, and said, "I have never bitten you."
Beigong Tengxiao teased: "I still remember your slap."
Hearing this, Chu Jiaoli choked on her words and turned her back to him slightly embarrassed.
"I fell asleep so quickly." Beigong Tengxiao's voice was very soft, and the little pear on the table was already tired from playing and fell asleep.
Chu Jiaoli sighed softly and said, "Now that His Highness's kitten has been found, can I go back?"
Beigong Tengxiao showed a faint smile and said, "How about playing chess for a while?"
Chu Jiaoli hesitated for a moment, then walked to the chess table and sat down, saying: "Okay."
Beigong Tengxiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Agree so easily?"
"I have nothing to do, so I might as well improve my chess skills. No matter how careful I retreat, Your Highness will act rogue. I have long been used to it." Chu Jiaoli said lazily, picking up the black stones in the chess box and dropping them.
Go down.
Beigong Tengxiao sat opposite her, raised his hand and said, "Don't you want to guard against me?"
Chu Jiaoli sighed softly and said, "It's impossible to guard against it."
Three hours later.
Chu Jiaoli lay on her side on a comfortable soft couch and took a nap. Beigong Tengxiao quietly lowered the curtain by the window.
The beauty took a nap peacefully. She was a little tired from the chess game all morning.
Two koi carp jumped out of the water and played with each other on the lake. The sound of ripples made her gradually gain consciousness. She curled her eyelashes and slowly opened her eyes.
In his hand was a letter left by Bei Gong Tengxiao. Bei Gong Lie came to see him for something, so he returned to the palace temporarily. The letter said that he would not keep her waiting for too long.
She put the letter on the table next to her, then raised her hand and yawned quietly, got up and walked to the window at the bow of the ship, and said to Jinglan downstairs: "Jinglan, what time is it now?"
"Go back to the princess, it's already time to apply."
Chu Jiaoli raised her eyes to look at the bright sky, then sat sideways on the horizontal chair by the window, looking at the glistening lakeside.
Suddenly she felt a movement on her legs. Chu Jiaoli was slightly startled. She lowered her head and saw that it was Xiaoli who had jumped up.
She was stunned for a moment and swallowed.
She has never gotten along with a cat, and she doesn't like this wayward kitten from the bottom of her heart. Maybe it will jump up and scratch her face at any time...
After thinking about it, she frowned and wanted to ask Jinglan to get it off. Unexpectedly, Xiaoli just nuzzled the hem of her skirt with her cheek, and then called out softly a few times, as if begging for her touch.
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Chu Jiaoli hesitated, then slowly stretched out her hand and touched its little head.
The little guy unexpectedly liked her without any intention of attacking her. He quickly curled up into a ball on her lap and snored peacefully.
Chu Jiaoli finally let go of her guard, showed a gentle smile, then took out the mutton-fat white jade xun from her sleeve, looked at the scenery outside the window, and played a tender song.
During the Qiqiao Festival, even during the day, it was much more lively than usual.
The Imperial Academy was on holiday, and the eunuchs who had some spare money also bought a boat, and several boats were sailing on the shore of this huge lake.
What could be heard in the distance was the sound of girls playing, and the studious teenagers were reciting poems and writing poems, having a great time.
Chu Jiaoli raised her eyes and her eyes rested on an elegant boat. There were several girls sitting around the table. The girl in pink clothes was particularly eye-catching.
