Chapter 11: The Fragrance of Plum Blossoms Encounters with Admiration
Xue Xichen took a deep breath, settled her thoughts, and secretly warned herself not to reveal any flaws. Feng Biqing and Xue Meitong had known each other before, and it was obvious that there was a bond between them that she didn't know about. If a flaw was accidentally revealed,
Feng Biqing realized that it might bring her great trouble.
At that time, the eunuch had already presented the painting to Fenglong Xiang with both hands. After Fenglong Xiang viewed it, he praised: "Aunt Xue's talent is astonishing, it really opened my eyes! I had heard about the fourth lady Xue Mei in Hua Man Lou earlier.
Tong is also proficient in painting and drawing, and can paint according to the music, so he is appreciated by the sixth brother. Sixth brother, is this possible?"
Feng Biqing cupped her hands and replied: "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case!"
What?! There is such a thing?! How could she not know?! She is so careless! She is so careless!
No wonder Feng Biqing looked at her with that look. It turned out that this was how he and Xue Meitong got acquainted! But she didn't know it and stupidly sold herself out! Oh my! That's so stupid!
Feng Longxiang asked: "Sixth brother, how do you think Aunt Xue's wonderful painting skills compare to Xue Mei Tong?"
Feng Biqing looked at Xue Xichen deeply and replied calmly: "Of course Aunt Xue is better."
"Speaking of which, Xue Meitong is still your princess, fourth brother."
Feng Longxiang suddenly turned to Feng Qingge and asked seemingly casually, "Fourth brother, I believe you have seen this wonderful painting. What do you think of it?"
Feng Qingge's temples were beating faintly, and her expression was a little stiff.
At that time, he and Xue Meitong were suspicious of each other and wary of each other. The only time he saw Xue Meitong painting was when Xue Meitong was painting for Leng Junyi. At that time, he was jealous and took that person away.
The painting was torn. He still remembered that Xue Meitong's face was full of regret, and she was obviously reluctant to part with the painting.
Later, he and Xue Meitong communicated with each other and stayed together in life and death. However, at that time, they encountered Yi Shengtian's ambush in Xiantian, and their life and death were still unknown. How could they have the leisure to recite poems and paint.
Later, when Xue Mei Tong fell off a cliff, he never had a chance again...
Today, Feng Longxiang deliberately mentioned it in public, obviously exposing his scars.
Feng Qingge replied lukewarmly: "Back to the emperor, my brother is a rough man. He only likes to wield swords and doesn't know how to recite poems and paint. My brother's study of painting is not as good as that of my sixth brother. I believe in my judgment."
, naturally Aunt Xue is better."
Feng Longxiang said in a deep voice: "Since the fourth brother has said so, Aunt Xue, you have done a good job in presenting the painting today, what reward do you want?"
Xue Xichen was stunned for a moment, and then said respectfully: "A common woman doesn't dare! This painting is treated as a gift from the common woman and Mr. Xiao to the emperor. A common woman does not dare to ask for a reward."
"Very good! Aunt Xue, please step back!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xue Xichen returned to Xiao Liuyue and sat down. Xiao Liuyue quietly held Xue Xichen's hand and squeezed it. He found that Xue Xichen's little hand was cold and had no warmth. He couldn't help but look sideways at Xue Xichen's white little face.
Face.
"Xue'er?"
Xue Xichen lowered her eyes to hide her thoughts. She lowered her voice and said to Xiao Liuyue: "I feel a little uncomfortable and want to go out for a walk!"
Xiao Liuyue frowned and said: "The imperial palace is no better than other places. You are not allowed to wander around. Don't forget your identity!"
Xue Xichen replied: "Don't worry! I know what's going on! Just treat me as if I'm going to the hut, and I'll come back as soon as I go!"
After saying that, she stood up and left the table, attracting Feng Qingge's gaze from the side, "Where is she going?"
"Cough!" Xiao Liuyue coughed slightly and replied in a low voice, slightly embarrassed, "Go to the toilet!"
Feng Qingge also looked embarrassed when she heard this. She turned her face and drank quietly without saying anything.
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After leaving the banquet, Xue Xichen strolled boredly in the imperial garden. She knew that with her humble status at the moment, she was not suitable to walk around the palace. However, the suppressed resentment in her heart when facing Fenglong Xiang made her chest feel tight and she was so impulsive.
She just wanted to carve the phoenix and dragon into five horses, and she almost couldn't bear it any longer.
Walking through a quiet pavilion, waves of fragrance came from the nostrils, which unbelievably soothed Xue Xichen's restless mind. Xue Xichen stood still and looked up at a pink wintersweet blooming on the branch.
A little coolness enters the heart and spleen, and the whole person seems to turn into the red pink branches, stretching in the wind.
Sitting under the tree, leaning against the thick trunk, surrounded by plum blossom petals, Xue Xichen gently closed her eyes, emptied her mind, and entered meditation, calming her mind bit by bit, calming her heart to Fenglong.
Bursting with hatred.
The petals were long and scattered on the tips of her hair. Xue Xichen picked them up and played with them between her fingers. She opened her eyes and looked up at the plum blossoms covered in falling snow, watching the petals fall quietly into the vast white snow.
"The ground in the north of the Yangtze River is not as warm as in the south, and the south of the Yangtze River is easy to break the intestines of people from the north. The pollen of rouge, peach cheeks and pear flowers together make up the appearance of winter plum blossoms."
After chanting softly, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
"Although Jiangnan is good, it is like Xiaojiabiyu. You need to taste it carefully to appreciate its true meaning. I prefer Jiangbei, which is heroic and charming. It dominates the world and leads the way. Aunt Xue, are you from Jiangnan?"
Hearing the sound, he turned his head and unexpectedly saw Mu Qingfei walking slowly towards him.
Why is he here?
"Mu Xiang!"
Xue Xichen quickly stood up and saluted, and Mu Qingfei smiled and said: "Aunt Xue, there is no need to be polite! I think Aunt Xue also hates the noise of banquets, so she came here specifically to seek peace and quiet."
"Make Mu Xiang smile!"
"Aunt Xue is very talented. She presented a painting at the banquet just now, which was really amazing."
"A small trick makes Mu Xiang laugh."
"Aunt Xue comes from a blessed place in the south of the Yangtze River, and she has a bit of grace and gentleness of Jiangnan women. But I think Aunt Xue is decisive and brave in her actions, and she has a bit of the boldness and publicity of people from Jiangbei. I wonder where her ancestral home is?"
"As Tong Muxiang said, my parents are both from the north and later moved to the south of the Yangtze River."
"No wonder!" Mu Qingfei smiled, "The poem that Grandma Xue just wrote is very good. The south of the Yangtze River and the north of the Yangtze River have their own customs. If I have the chance, I really want to go to the south of the Yangtze River."
"Hasn't Mu Xiang been to Jiangnan?"
Xue Xichen was confused, "I heard that Mu Xiang was born in poverty and grew up eating food from hundreds of families. I thought that Mu Xiang must have visited many places since he traveled all over the world. The land south of the Yangtze River is vast and rich, and it is a rich land. How come Mu Xiang has not been there?"
"I may have been there when I was a child, but my memory has long since faded. After I entered the court and became an official, ministers were not allowed to leave the capital without the emperor's order. How could I compare to the fourth prince who is so handsome and able to travel around the world and enjoy the scenery of mountains and rivers."
"Mu Xiangruo wants to go for a walk in Jiangdu City, and Xichen is willing to accompany him."
"People often say that there are outstanding people in Beichuan and countless strange people in Jiangdu. Qingfei has been curious about it for a long time. Qingfei would like to thank Aunt Xue for her kindness. If one day, Qingfei can relieve his burden, Qingfei must
Let’s go to Jiangdu City for a walk.”
Xue Xichen said with a smile: "Xiang Mu is an important minister in the court, so this burden can't be removed easily."
Mu Qingfei smiled brightly. Wherever the wind passed by, the hem of his robe fluttered slightly, raising the naughty plum blossom petals and casting little pink shadows.