Today is the appointed day for the cultural conference between the two countries. This hasty but very important cultural conference will make everyone here a little nervous.
Fortunately, it is a small royal residence outside the capital. It is not as lively as the city, and the surrounding environment does not reflect much tension.
The only purpose of the imperial court in letting the talented people from the capital come to Donglin Residence was not to let them make any progress in just three days. The main purpose was to let the young representatives of Dahua have a relaxed and stable mentality.
This morning everyone gathered in the courtyard, greeted each other, talked and laughed. It seems that the court's purpose was achieved.
It's now three quarters to one hour, and there are still two full hours before the cultural conference starts. However, the two officials in charge informed you that you can go to the Xinhe Pavilion early.
Seeing everyone preparing to leave, Lin Qingzhu was looking for Xia Shang again.
I looked around and saw no one there, thinking that he must still be sleeping in the house.
"Why is this person so sleepy?"
Complaining softly, Lin Qingzhu arrived at Xia Shang's house and was about to knock on the door, but the door opened by itself.
Xia Shang arranged his clothes, carefully smoothed his hair, and appeared neatly in front of Lin Qingzhu.
Lin Qingzhu was slightly startled, she had never seen this guy dressed so neatly.
In the past, Xia Shang was always a little lazy and didn't care about his clothes and appearance. If he wasn't good-looking and clean, he would definitely be regarded as slovenly and slovenly.
Xia Shang was uncharacteristically dressed today. He was dressed extremely appropriately. His long gown had no wrinkles, and his belt was tied in the middle. His fringed hair was not even split at all. His waist was straight, with a luxurious Confucian style, as if he were wearing a new clothes.
a person.
In addition, the folding fan is spinning in his hand, and his playful posture is more like that of a handsome young man than the well-behaved young gentlemen outside.
Xia Shang was extremely good-looking in the past, but if she dresses up so seriously today, she can be said to be a killer girl.
Lin Qingzhu was so dumbfounded that she froze on the spot and forgot to speak.
Xia Shang looked at himself, frowned and asked, "How is it? Is it okay today?"
"Ah?" Lin Qingzhu came back to her senses. Her face was slapped by the wind and snow, but it didn't change at all, but her own Qingzhu, her own heartbeat inexplicably became much faster.
"appropriate……"
Lin Qingzhu replied blankly.
Xia Shang rarely showed any embarrassment, and explained with a smile: "I have never organized myself so well. In the past, I always had people around me to help me take care of it. Now I am alone in the capital, and I am too lazy to do it on weekdays. Today I have to organize it myself, and I can't do it myself."
I don’t know if it’s suitable or not.”
I don't know why, when Lin Qingzhu heard Xia Shang's words, her heartbeat quickly calmed down, and she asked: "You have been in the room for so long just to dress?"
Xia Shang nodded.
"I don't see you being so meticulous on weekdays."
"Today is the cultural conference between the two countries. I am the representative of Dahua. Although I don't care about face, I always have to do my best in the face of national interests. I heard that the princess of Japan will also be present. I can't let the princess of Japan think that Dahua will be there."
Don’t all Chinese literati be groomed?”
"Princess of the Kingdom of Japan...Princess of the Kingdom of Japan...Why are you men talking about this princess of the Kingdom of Japan? Even Yang Shang told me this early in the morning, saying that the princess of the Kingdom of Japan is the most beautiful woman in the Kingdom of Japan, more beautiful than the fairies in the sky.
! Come with me, everyone is waiting for you!" Lin Qingzhu said pretending to be nonchalant, turned around and walked outside.
Xia Shang followed Lin Qingzhu and whispered: "Those are all legends from the outside world, and naturally they cannot be taken seriously. Women, with a superior living environment, good food and good clothing, even an ugly embryo can develop into a beautiful woman, and
The princess of Japan is going to marry the prince of Dahua. No matter how ugly she is, no one dares to say whether it is right? Moreover, she has not appeared in public anymore, who has seen her? In my opinion, the princess of Japan is half as good-looking as Miss Lin.
It’s a huge blessing.”
Lin Qingzhu blushed, did not look back, pretended not to hear, but secretly quickened her pace.
After walking a few steps, an unfriendly voice came from the side: "Is this how Mr. Xia pleases girls? Isn't this sign of flattery too heavy?"
Looking for the voice, Xia Shang turned his head and found that the person speaking was actually Li Zijin.
Li Zijin appeared in Donglin Xiaoju, but Xia Shang never had a chance to say a word to him, let alone ask him what his purpose was.
But Xia Shang understood that the other party deliberately maintained a somewhat hostile relationship with him because he did not want their relationship to be made public, or at least he planned to hide it as much as possible.
"Your Highness Prince Cheng..." Xia Shang remained calm and slightly arched his hands towards Li Zijin.
Li Zijin raised his head,
He snorted coldly, turned around and left, and then said to Lin Qingzhu: "Miss Lin, this person's identity is not simple. You'd better stay away from him."
After saying that, Li Zijin left.
Lin Qingzhu looked back at Xia Shang, somewhat puzzled: "Why is His Highness King Cheng so prejudiced against you? From his tone, it seems that he knows your identity."
"King Cheng is not an ordinary person. It is normal for him to know my identity. It is also normal for anyone who knows what I have done to be hostile to me. Looking back, doesn't it seem that even Miss Lin is hostile to me?"
Lin Qingzhu frowned and said in her heart: "Yes! I shouldn't be so natural to him. He is the murderer who killed his father and destroyed the Hanlin Academy... Why did I just treat him like this in just a few days?"
Have you forgotten everything before?"
Thinking about it, the girl felt a little irritable: "Let's go now!"
A moment later, Xia Shang appeared at the door of Donglin Residence.
A lot of people have gathered here. In addition to the five representatives from Dahua, the talented young men and women invited earlier are also with them, as well as the team organized by the imperial court.
Donglin Xiaoju is not far from Qinheguan Road, just over a quarter of an hour's walk.
On the road to the official road, I saw the shadow of the Affinity Pavilion in the distance in the sky.
The team had been prepared, and there were many car riders. After a while, everyone got into the car, and Xia Shang sat at the back of the team.
As the team prepared to set off, the car curtain was opened by someone. It was Xu Chang, the official assigned here.
Xu Chang was not as plain as before, with a flattering smile on his face, and gave Xia Shang a note: "Sir, someone asked me to give this to you."
After saying that, Xu Chang left the note and left.
Xia Shang was puzzled and opened the note. There were not many words on it and he wrote: "Tianxia Haige sneaked into Kyoto and wanted to attack the Japanese princess during the cultural conference."
The note was unsigned, but Xia Shang knew it was Chunjiao's handwriting.
Xia Shang immediately frowned. The note contained very little content, but there were many questions that puzzled Xia Shang.
First, why was this note given to Xu Chang, and then Xu Chang handed it to himself?
Second, Tianxia Haige actually appeared in the capital? Is their purpose just to attack the Japanese princess? Is there any other purpose?
Third, Yoshiko’s father is the Eastern Emperor of Tianxiahaige. Why would Tianxiahaige attack the Japanese princess?