Song Huiyue walked to Zhuxi Zhai. Xie Chuan did not come, but the table was filled with a dazzling array of fruits.
She led her younger brother to taste the food, which was soaked in rain and dew, and soon she saw King Jin, dressed in green at the top and white at the bottom, striding over like a green onion.
Although he was poorly dressed, he was blessed with a tall figure and a clean and fragrant body. He was still a handsome prince.
He leaned over and sat down: "Don't be too polite. It's been a long time since I last saw Qinghui. We've grown so tall. How is your homework?"
Song Qinghui's attention was all on the crispy cakes, and he answered concisely: "Very good."
King Jin laughed, touched the top of his head, and asked Huang Ting to put the dessert in front of him.
The breeze blew by, making the bamboo leaves rustle. After the heavy rain, the wind was also very cool.
King Jin looked at Song Huiyue again: "Try this perilla and bayberry."
Song Huiyue had tasted it a long time ago and said with a smile: "I came early. I knew I should come later and have dinner before leaving."
King Jin smiled and stood up to refill her tea: "Then you have to eat before leaving."
His eyes were sincere and his voice was soft, as if he was trying to influence Song Huiyue, a stubborn person.
Song Huiyue raised her face and looked at him seriously: "I have a heart, but it's a pity that I don't have the capacity."
King Jin put down the teapot. Seeing Song Huiyue always staring at him, he couldn't help but touch his face: "My face is carved?"
Song Huiyue shook her head: "Your Majesty is getting more and more handsome, I'll take a closer look."
Yuan Yuan stood behind Song Huiyue, coughing repeatedly, fearing that Song Huiyue would say something shocking again.
King Jin laughed and asked her: "What are you looking for Xie Chuan for?"
Song Huiyue simply said that she would plead for Huang Wenqiu.
"This is a simple matter. I asked Xiaoba to go to the prefect's Yamen. I dug a new lake and built a pavilion in the middle of the lake. It's very cool and comfortable. Let's go and have a look."
Five years ago, the King of Jin was probably preparing to die here, so he began to carry out extensive construction projects. He renovated the palace every now and then. Except for the front bedroom and the back hall, which remained unchanged, the rest of the palace was even repainted.
Although the King of Jin warmly invited him, Song Huiyue was still heartbroken: "I will come back to play another day."
King Jin complained through gritted teeth: "I don't know if your next time will be in the Year of the Monkey or the Horse."
Song Huiyue lowered her eyes and replied: "Then wait for the Year of the Monkey."
"Asshole," King Jin laughed and scolded, "The Year of the Monkey has just passed."
For a while neither of them spoke.
The bamboos roared, shadows fell, the icebergs melted quietly, the cold air slowly dispersed, and the quiet people in the Bamboo Creek Studio fell into drowsiness.
Song Qinghui fell asleep on the table with a candy bar in his mouth.
Huang Ting quickly called people in, took him to the couch in the back room to sleep, and carefully covered him to avoid catching cold. He also ordered Yuanyuan to go in and fan himself to avoid attracting mosquitoes.
Song Huiyue watched Huang Ting busy, leaned on the back of the chair, touched a bayberry and put it in her mouth.
The sourness spread in her mouth, she narrowed her eyes and pushed the bayberry plate toward Prince Jin.
King Jin ate one and sighed: "I am a noble prince, but now it is more sour than this bayberry, and I am not as good as Yinxiao."
Song Huiyue smiled and said: "Who told you to value love and righteousness?"
Prince Jin stood up, walked to the window behind Song Huiyue, opened his arms as if to hug her, then turned around and put his hands on the edge of the window.
When he first arrived in Tanzhou, he was only ten years old. The entire Jinghu South Road was like a man-eating tiger that could swallow him up at any time.
He was so weak that he could only hold Song Huiyue to survive.
Until now, he had grown huge wings, but he could not hold Song Huiyue's hand openly.
"I value love and justice, are you happy or not?"
Song Huiyue nodded: "Happy."
King Jin sighed: "Then Xiaoba is wrong, I don't mean to have a hot face but a cold butt."
Song Huiyue ate more than ten bayberries in a row until her teeth were so soft that she could no longer bite the rice cakes. She then stopped talking to the King of Jin about various things in the city.
After talking for a while, Song Huiyue thought of Yue Huaiyu and asked, "The young lady of Prime Minister Yue Shu's family wants to see you. Do you want to meet her?"
"Her maternal grandfather's family has already sent me a message to see her."
"Then why are you missing?"
King Jin glanced at her: "I am not just a casual person. How can I be seen by anyone?"
Song Huiyue laughed twice, and when she heard Song Qinghui making vague noises in the room, she stood up and said, "Qinghui can't sleep well without Auntie by his side. Why does the prince's table always look the same?"
"It's not the same thing you like to eat, but you still dislike it. I'll let you eat bran-thick vegetables next time."
"What kind of vegetable is bran pharynx? I haven't eaten it before, so I just want to try it."
The King of Jin was dumbfounded. While asking Huang Ting to pack food for her, he said: "Don't let Xiaoba and Xiaoba learn to talk nonsense. What does a girl's family look like?"
"I don't talk to others easily."
Song Huiyue took Song Qinghui and Yuan Yuan home, and the King of Jin sent them all the way. She "happened" to meet Xie Chuan on the arrow path.
Song Huiyue quickly saluted: "Zhangzhang."
Xie Chuan paid homage to the prince first, and then looked at Song Huiyue: "You have grown taller. Do you still suffer from your mother's asthma?"
Song Huiyue said: "No, I haven't thanked my husband for the medicine he sent me."
Xie Chuan said: "Is your matter done?"
Song Huiyue replied: "Yes, I have asked the prince for help."
Xie Chuan asked her some more about her current situation, whether she had enough money, whether the medicine Song Qinghui was taking was good, whether the house needed to be repaired, etc. Song Huiyue answered them one by one before leaving the house.
King Jin sent her to the corner gate and stood on the stone steps. He glanced around and saw Yin Xiao holding a waist knife, folding his hands and leaning against the wall.
At first he saw Yin Xiao's eyes fixedly looking this way and thought he was looking at him, but then he realized that he was looking at Song Huiyue unscrupulously.
Before Song Huiyue noticed Yin Xiao's gaze, Yin Xiao lowered his head and walked behind the carriage.
Song Huiyue didn't pay attention to him, she was already used to Yinxiao's tail.
She asked Yuan Yuan to take care of Song Qinghui and get on the carriage first. She said to Prince Jin: "Goodbye, Your Majesty."
After saying that, she left without any regrets.
She came and went like wind, and she was a hurricane, which made King Jin feel very confused.
After the strong wind passed, King Jin looked at Yin Xiao who was following the carriage confidently, and felt a surge of anger in his heart.
The fire could not be dissipated, and it was all stuck in his stomach. It was stuffy, blocked, and swollen, making him almost burnt from inside to outside.
He gradually suppressed his emotions, exhaled a breath, turned around and returned to the palace.
Song Huiyue's carriage swayed out of Wangfu Street. As soon as it turned the corner, Xie Zhou stopped it.
"Sister Yue, don't worry, I'll have a few words with you."
Song Huiyue's head poked out of the car window: "Little Bugs."
"Call me Brother Zhou," Xie Zhou said with disgust on his face, "Brother Ang, Brother Zheng, Brother Wang, any of them will do."
Song Huiyue changed her mind and said, "Brother Zhou, what do you want to say to me?"
Xie Zhou whispered: "Come and play when you have time. It's hard for the prince to be alone. After you move out, the prince is always looking forward to your coming. You don't have to be too avoidant. Will the emperor propose marriage to the prince soon?"