This manor is far less grand than the Xu Manor where I lived before, but although it is small, it is no less exquisite and beautiful.
Bypassing a green bamboo forest in the light rain, there is a small and exquisite two-story building with carved beams and painted beams and double-cornered eaves, nestled in a bamboo forest. On one side, there is a ditch that leads to running water, flowing slowly, and the rain curtain
Underneath, it’s like a fairyland on earth.
When Fang Jun came to the door, a maid had already bowed her skirt and led him to the rain corridor. Several servants who came with Fang Jun were invited to the side hall to rest and wait. Fang Jun took off his shoes and stepped on them.
Walk into the main hall on the floor.
The temperature today is humid and cold, and all the windows are closed tightly. A charcoal stove is lit next to the coffee table in the middle of the main hall. Under the gorgeous hollow bronze lid is a glowing red charcoal fire. The whole room is full of spring.
To Fang Jun's expectation, Princess Gaoyang and Princess Jinyang were not there, but Princess Chengyang was kneeling in front of the coffee table...
The delicate figure is dressed in palace attire, with her hair tied up high in a bun and her head covered with pearls, which makes her beautiful jade face even more dignified and elegant.
Under the slender white neck, the collar of the palace dress was tight, and it seemed a bit calm, but Fang Jun knew what kind of mountains were hidden underneath.
As expected, people cannot be judged by their appearance...
When Princess Chengyang heard that someone had entered, she raised her head and met Fang Jun's eyes, looking at each other in astonishment.
Fang Jun saluted first: "I have met Princess Chengyang."
Princess Chengyang also quickly stood up and returned the courtesy: "The Duke of Yue does not need to be polite."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Fang Jun then stood up and walked over to sit across from the coffee table.
Princess Chengyang hesitated for a moment. She was a little embarrassed after what happened that night. Although it was just a misunderstanding, her body being intimately touched by the other party was real. For a dignified woman, this was a mental challenge.
The pressure is great.
But if you just avoid it and run away without fear, it seems more obvious...
After taking a breath and calming down, Princess Chengyang knelt down again and faced Fang Jun.
Then, somehow or other, he lifted the teapot with his delicate hands and poured a cup of tea for Fang Jun...
The princess is the king and Fang Jun is the minister. The superiority and inferiority are insurmountable. It seems that the two of them are not familiar with each other. There is absolutely no reason for Princess Chengyang to pour tea for Fang Jun. Once she does this, it will show that there is no relationship between the two.
The relationship between us is very close, it is a private friendship, and we do not deal with each other on the basis of etiquette.
But the problem is that although the two are not familiar with each other, let alone have any friendship, they have had very close contact, so Princess Chengyang's move completely contains some other meanings...
Fortunately, Fang Jun didn't think much about it. When he saw Princess Chengyang pouring tea, two red clouds flew up on her pretty face at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he quickly said: "Thank you, Your Highness!"
He raised his tea cup and took a sip.
"Just now in the front yard, His Highness Gao Yang and His Highness Jin Yang said they were coming to visit His Highness Chang Le, but I don't know why they were not there?"
Seeing Fang Jun change the subject, Princess Chengyang let out a long sigh. If this guy took the opportunity to make fun of her, she really didn't know what to do...
"The two of them did come here just now, but sister Changle was taking a bath, and Sizi was noisy and dizzy after drinking wine and wanted to sleep. Gao Yang accompanied her and left together. She must have gone back to take a nap."
"I see."
After drinking all the tea in the teacup, Fang Jun naturally lifted the teapot and refilled the teacups in front of Princess Chengyang and himself.
Taking another sip of tea, Fang Jun asked with a smile: "After all, it is my first time to come to Jiangnan. I wonder if your highness can accept the customs and food of Jiangnan, and did you enjoy yourself?"
Speaking of this, Princess Chengyang's lips curled up slightly and she said happily: "Everything is good. The food in Jiangnan is mostly sweet, small in quantity and exquisite. It is most suitable for women. The scenery is also very good, unlike Guanzhong.
The mountains are majestic and majestic, and more importantly, the mountains and rivers are exquisite and magnificent. Some places may not seem big, but being in them makes you feel happy and want to wander there all your life. It’s just that the weather is not suitable for it, it is humid and cold,
It seems that the water does not freeze, but it is not much warmer than the violent storm and snow in Guanzhong."
This is probably the common feeling of all northerners about the southern climate.
It is obviously not like the north wind howling thousands of miles away, but it is so cold that it chills people to the bone... The south does not burn charcoal, and there is no coal production in this era. The so-called earth dragon and fire kang are unknown.
Therefore, southerners in this era find it very difficult to endure winter when winter comes. There is no place to warm up in the vast world...
The two gradually gave up the awkwardness, discussed the differences between the north and the south, and unexpectedly found agreement.
There was a sound of footsteps in the back hall, but it was Princess Changle who had finished bathing and walked out in a thin blue robe. Her black hair was still wet with moisture, and her fair face that could be broken was steamed by the hot water.
Ruddy and translucent, looking energetic.
"Hey, when did Duke Yue come over?"
Princess Changle held a handkerchief in one hand and wiped her hair, standing in front of the coffee table and asked in surprise.
Fang Jun stood up and saluted, saying: "We have met Your Highness and have just come here."
He straightened up and looked at the graceful figure of Princess Changle hidden under the thin Taoist robe. Normally, he would have feasted his eyes on it, but at this moment, he frowned and said in a reproachful tone: "It's rainy and cold, but the winter in the south of the Yangtze River is not so good."
It is as cold as Guanzhong, but if the cold air enters the body, it is enough to make a person seriously ill. His Highness suffered from wind and cold in the past two days and became unwell. How can he still wear such thin clothes after being sick for two days? "
Princess Changle was stunned for a moment and blinked. Her already rosy and delicate face became more and more charming. Her beautiful eyes flickered suddenly and she did not dare to look at Fang Jun. She said softly: "It doesn't matter. Didn't I just take a bath? I feel a little...
hot……"
She could feel the undisguised concern, which made her heart throb and she couldn't help herself.
Fang Jun still had a straight face and said stiffly: "The stronger the internal fire is, the more you need to worry about not being invaded by external evil spirits. Your Highness should still wear some clothes."
Princess Changle was helpless and muttered: "Didn't I always dress like this before? What a fuss..."
When she saw Princess Chengyang, she looked over and said, "You sit down first, I'll change some clothes and I'll come back later."
Princess Chengyang replied blankly: "Oh."
Seeing Princess Changle's slender figure walking into the back hall, Princess Chengyang turned to look at Fang Jun, her heart filled with shock.
In the past, there were many scandals about Changle Princess Fang Jun's scandal, and even among the royal family, there were occasional rumors. Princess Chengyang always believed that it was just a meddlesome person who wanted to stir up jealousy. In fact, there was absolutely no way that these two people could have that kind of relationship.
etc. relationship.
She and Princess Changle are from the same mother, and they are only a few years apart in age. She knows this sister's temperament best, and knows that Princess Changle's dignity and virtuousness are by no means a false appearance, but a woman with reserve engraved in her bones. How can she
Can you do such a scandal?
Even though the princesses of the Li Tang royal family have always had a bad reputation and almost always have lively and outgoing personalities, this kind of thing should not happen to Princess Changle in any case...
After Fang Jun was assassinated two days ago, he sneaked into Princess Changle's room late at night, which already aroused everyone's suspicions. However, it was later deduced that Fang Jun probably accidentally hit him when he was desperate, so it can still be explained.
Then Princess Chengyang had to think more about the scene that just happened before her eyes.
As a courtier, speaking to a princess in a tone that was almost reproachful was not just an act that could be explained as "transgression", but Princess Changle was not only not surprised, but also behaved obediently and obediently, which was even more surprising.
Thinking wildly.
It is inevitable that people will have the illusion that "the husband sings and the wife follows"...
Fang Jun sat down again, faced Princess Chengyang's wide eyes, refilled her tea, smiled and teased: "Is it because no one has ever said that His Highness's eyes are very beautiful, so His Highness deliberately showed them in front of the ministers?
Do you hope to receive Wei Chen’s heartfelt praise?”
Princess Chengyang came back to her senses, blushed and spat, thought for a while, and said: "There have been rumors about you and sister Changle, so it is better to avoid it."
I shouldn't have said this, but I don't know why, but I still said it out of nowhere, but as soon as I said it, I felt a little regretful.
I have never cared about such noisy matters in the past...
Fang Jun smiled and said: "Wei Chen doesn't know how the outside world spreads the matter between Wei Chen and His Highness Changle, but Wei Chen knows that if His Highness is still sitting here chatting with Wei Chen about such topics, it won't take long for the news to spread.
It will be the rumor about you, Wei Chen and His Highness."