sinovels Chapter 46 Picking Lotus
Chapter 46 Picking Lotus
There are beautiful scenery everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, and the most famous one in Yunzhou is Heyue Lake.
Heyue Lake is worthy of its name. It is full of lotus flowers. In the midsummer night, the melting moonlight falls on the lake, and the moonlight in the lotus pond is full of eyes.
Xie Chongjin has visited Heyue Lake countless times.In the daytime, there will be a man picking lotus in a boat with a black awning on the lake. He looks handsome, gentle and moving.At night, he took a painting boat and watched the lights and fireflies blend together on the lake, and the moonlight and stars merged in the sky. The pipa man in the boat played and sang Wu Nong’s soft-spoken ditties, and the dancers danced in various styles. Anyone who sees it will envy how good it is to be an emperor, to be able to feel at ease like this.
He never felt at ease, let alone at ease.No matter how beautiful the scenery is, he has no intention of admiring it.
He knew in his heart that whether it was the lotus pickers or the singers and dancers, they were all deliberately arranged by the local prefect to curry favor with him.All the boats around Huafang are people protecting him. The idlers have long been cleared away, and suddenly a beautiful lotus picker appears. His every move is well-designed. Is it true that he is blind and can't see it? ?
But he saw that it was useless, most of the players didn't choose, they would bring lotus pickers or singers and dancers into the harem, and reward them into the magistrate who offered beauties.Xie Chongjin was speechless every time, and even bored with visiting Heyue Lake.
But the person who accompanied him was Lu Xuechao, so it was different.
The imperial envoys were ordered to strictly investigate the prefect of Yunzhou, and the prefect of Yunzhou was worried about his death. For a while, no one cared about the whereabouts of the empress, and they all thought that the empress was resting in the palace.
Little did he know that His Majesty the Emperor had already taken His Royal Highness the Queen to sneak out to play.
Every time the emperor goes on tour, there is a lot of preparation work.Guards of honor, entourage, security, clearing the venue... Even if it is stated clearly that they want to visit incognito, there are not many people who secretly protect them.
Xie Chongjin was so familiar with these processes that he couldn't be more familiar with them, and he was really bored. He just wanted to play with Lu Xuechao truly freely, without being watched by anyone, and he could go wherever he wanted and do whatever he wanted.
He wasn't worried about assassins either.Anyway, according to the game settings, his diligence value has not dropped below 60, and he will never encounter an assassin.
Even if they do meet, he will definitely protect Lu Xuechao.
A caged bird that has been imprisoned for too long, once freed, just wants to let itself fly.
So after ordering everyone to stand down and himself and the queen to rest, Xie Chongjin dug out two sets of black and white uniforms and changed into them with Lu Xuechao.
In order not to be discovered by the guards at the main gate, Xie Chongjin even chose to turn over the window.
He has a strong figure, and he rolled over the window sill with one hand, like a heroic black-clothed knight.
Lu Xuechao: "..."
Huai Yun was probably going crazy.
The king of a country jumped out of the window and escaped... what a shame.
Maybe this is the return to basics after going through vicissitudes.
Standing in front of the window, Lu Xuechao looked down at the height of the window from the ground. It was about three people high, and she felt a little dizzy looking at it. He absolutely couldn't jump down.
The indecent act of jumping out of a window is really not something that a model of gentleman etiquette like the son of the Lu family can do.
Xie Chongjin stood under the window, stretched out his hands, raised his head and smiled and said, "Qingshu jumped down, and I'll carry it on for you."
Lu Xuechao sat on the window sill slowly, he couldn't imitate Xie Chongjin's agility and vigor, even the movements of turning over the window were slow and graceful.
With his legs dangling outside the window, the handsome young man in white sat on the window sill in full bloom, looking down at the young man in black below.
Xie Chongjin still opened his arms: "I won't fall you."
After studying martial arts for so many years, he still has some self-confidence.
Lu Xuechao closed her eyes and jumped straight down.
Having known and loved each other for so many years, he still has some trust.
This was perhaps the most daring thing he ever did.
The white-clothed black hair fluttered briefly in the air, and then fell firmly into an embrace.
Xie Chongjin said with a smile: "Look, I caught it."
Lu Xuechao opened her eyes slightly, and saw Xie Chongjin's face close at hand.
Xie Chongjin said with a smile: "You can let Mr. Lu, who is self-restraint and respectful, jump out of the window for me, we call it..."
Ask what love is in the world, and directly teach life and death.
Lu Xue said, "It's a fateful friendship."
Xie Chongjin: "..."
Lu Xuechao is really an anti-corruptionist, Xie Chongjin lost all thoughts in an instant.
Xie Chongjin carried Lu Xuechao onto the horse and put on the mask: "Hold tight."
Lu Xuechao took off the veiled hat around her waist and put it on, and wrapped her arms around Xie Chongjin's waist from behind.
Xie Chongjin has traveled south so many times, and his familiarity with Yunzhou's terrain is second only to Yujing's, and he gallops with ease.
Clothes fluttered against the wind all the way, hair fluttering, Lu Xuechao buried her head and leaned against Xie Chongjin's back, occasionally the wind lifted a corner of the veiled hat, and one could glimpse the unparalleled beauty that was astonishing.
Xie Chongjin's generous and stalwart back shielded Lu Xuechao from the strong wind.
If a passer-by saw this scene, they might think it was a couple of immortals walking the rivers and lakes and walking across the world with their swords, rather than the empress and empress entangled in the shackles of the deep palace.
Because they are full of unfettered freedom.
Heyue Lake.
Xie Chongjin got off his horse and pulled Lu Xuechao down again.
Lu Xuechao looked around, and only then did she know what it means to "connect the sky with endless green lotus leaves, and reflect the sun with a special redness of lotus flowers".
During the lotus picking season in midsummer, the emerald green lotus leaves in the lake cover the pink and white lotus flowers, splashing and splashing, stretching as far as the eye can see.There are a few flat boats parked on the lake, lotus pickers are busy among them, and the boat is full of lotus pods.
Peel the lotus pods and dry the lotus seeds, which can be made into many dishes, such as rock sugar lotus seed porridge, tremella lotus seed soup and the like.Lotus seeds can be sold for money, and every year during the lotus picking season, a group of lotus pickers make a living from it.
There are many awning boats parked by the lake, which can be rented for a day for only a few tens of renminbi, which are exclusively for people to swim in the lake or pick lotus.But there are not many people who just want to swim in the lake. In the past, the south of the Yangtze River was rich and full of tourists, and tourists from other places would come to visit.In recent years, the economy has been getting more and more depressed, and there are not many tourists. The wealthy people who have leisure time to visit all rent painting boats, and they can also enjoy singing and dancing while eating pastries.This kind of cheap awning boat is not up to the grade, and those who choose to rent small boats are forced to make a living.
Xie Chongjin was used to painting boats, and felt that small boats had a special flavor, so he rented one specially.
Lu Xuechao sat on the bow of the boat, Xie Chongjin held the oar, and with a light stroke, the oars swayed the ripples, and the boat was pushed forward.
Layers of lotus leaves cover the surface of the lake, lotus flowers are in full bloom, the lake is crystal clear, and a few red carps are chasing and playing under the lotus leaves.
In the south of the Yangtze River, you can pick lotus, lotus leaves and He Tiantian.Fish play among the lotus leaves.
At dusk, when I walked to the depths of the lotus, there were no other lotus pickers. There were green leaves and red flowers all around, covering the sky and the sun. In the blue sky, swifts were flying together, as if there were only two of them left in the world.
Lu Xuechao took off the veiled hat, her black hair was loose, and only a plain white hairband was loosely tied up, her clear and gentle eyebrows were lowered.He knelt on the bow of the boat, bowed his head slightly, his red lips kissed the lotus, his white wrists were exposed in his sleeves, and his slender fingers fiddled with the clear lake water, like a beautiful lotus fairy playing in the world.
The faint lotus fragrance is lingering, the scenery is poetic, and it makes people look picturesque.
Xie Chongjin suddenly said: "It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read ten thousand volumes of books. When I was young, I read "Xizhou Song" with you. Where is Xizhou? Two oars cross the bridge. At dusk, shrikes fly, and wind blows Wujiu trees...Cai Liannan Tangqiu, the lotus flower surpasses the human head. I lower my head to touch the lotus seeds, and the lotus seeds are as clear as water. Although I feel poetic and picturesque, I have a deep impression, but I have never seen it before, and I suddenly understood it."
Lu Xuechao turned to look at him, then lowered her eyes again: "What I remember most is the sentence—the dream of the sea is long, the king is worried and I am also worried. The south wind knows what I want, and blows the dream to Xizhou."
He had prayed countless times in his dreams.
If the south wind knows my affection, please blow my dream to Xizhou...to be with him.
There was a sudden weight on the lips.
Lu Xue zoomed into her eyes, her black hair was scattered, she was pressed on the bow of the boat, the lotus in her hand slipped into the water, and the splashed dew wetted her fingertips.
Xie Chongjin kissed his lotus-scented lips, protected the back of his head from pain, entangled with his hair, and met his eyes.
There is love and pity in the eyes, but also an inexplicable lust.
"Nanfeng knows what you want, this is Xizhou."
Lu Xuechao called softly: "Huaiyun..."
They kissed on the black boat, deep in the flowers.
Clenching the ship's side with her fingers, the itchiness of her Adam's apple being licked made Lu Xue lean back towards her neck, stained with a faint crimson color.
Although there is nothing out of the ordinary, the experience of being kissed like this under the curtain still makes people feel warm all over.
Lu Xue trembled towards her long eyelashes, feeling the cold raindrops hit her eyelashes, cooling them down a lot in an instant.
It seems to be... raining?
Xie Chongjin also noticed the sudden raindrops, his complexion changed, and he pulled Lu Xuechao into the boat canopy.
It is rainy in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is not uncommon for it to rain suddenly.
I only hope that it will be a light rain. Watching Jiangnan in the rain on the boat will have a special charm.
It's a pity that the weather is not beautiful, and I'm afraid of what will come, the rain is getting heavier and heavier, and it will turn into a torrential rain after a while, and there is no intention of stopping for a while.
The wind and rain slanted, and the inside of the boat canopy could not avoid getting wet.
The black awning boat is simple, and there is no shelter at the front and back of the awning, which cannot stop the heavy rain from pouring in.
Lu Xue was caught in the rain, and there was a high probability that she would get sick.
Xie Chongjin took off his robe and put it on Lu Xuechao, regretfully said: "I wanted to show you the fireflies and moonlight at night, but the rain is unlucky, so I have to go back immediately."
He let Lu Xuechao rest in the canopy, and went out to paddle in the rain.
Because it was still sunny when I came out, I didn't bring my coir raincoat and bamboo hat.Although Lu Xuechao had a hood, it was only for covering his face, not for rain.
Seeing that Xie Chongjin was wearing thin clothes, Lu Xuechao wanted to go out and return the clothes he was wearing outside.
Xie Chongjin immediately said: "Don't come out. I have a good foundation, and it's okay to be in the rain. If you catch a cold, you will be sick."
Originally, in this situation, if you call the dark guard, the dark guard can also fly over the water with light kung fu to deliver an umbrella and row a boat.
But today he didn't even bring the dark guards.
Sure enough, you can't be too free.Xie Chongjin deeply reflected on himself.
Just thinking about man-made disasters, not God's will.
The two quickly landed, the horse still tied under the tree.This time, Xie Chongjin didn't let Lu Xuechao sit behind him and hug him tightly, but let Lu Xuechao sit in front of him, tightly protecting him in his arms.
Cover him from the wind when he comes, and shelter him from the rain when he goes.
But after all, manpower cannot block all the wind and rain.Noticing that Lu Xuechao's clothes in his arms were wet and shivering slightly from the cold, Xie Chongjin was anxious.
There is still some distance to the palace, and we have to find a place to shelter from the rain on the way.
The eaves of black bricks and black tiles in the south of the Yangtze River are covered with dense rain curtains.
Xie Chongjin dismounted, took Lu Xuechao's hand, and ran towards a roof in the rain holding a large lotus leaf.
It felt like a knight-errant eloping with everyone's son on a rainy night.
There was already a man sheltering from the rain standing under the eaves. He was dressed in ink-colored clothes and seemed to blend in with the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River. He was holding an oiled paper umbrella. His face was like a crown jade, and he was gentle and elegant.
He saw the drenched two hurriedly came to hide from the rain, the black clothes were soaked, and they were protecting the young man in white with all their strength, and the only lotus leaf that could shield the wind and rain leaned towards the man's head.
Should be a loving couple.
Although the face is masked and the real face cannot be seen, but the temperament is extraordinary, ethereal like a fairy in a painting.
Xie Chongjin used internal force to dry Lu Xuechao's wet clothes, and then dried his own.
The man in Tsing Yi observed quietly.
...It's more like a knight-errant who elopes with everyone's son Yu Ye.
The three of them stood still for a while, and the man in Tsing Yi said warmly: "The rain should not stop tonight. The two of you have never brought an umbrella. Here is an umbrella that you can give to the two of you."
Xie Chongjin and Lu Xuechao looked at him.
Lu Xue said, "Thank you. But you only have one umbrella, and you gave it to us. How can you avoid the rain?"
What's even more strange is that since he has an umbrella, why is he still sheltering from the rain here, why can't he just leave?
The man in Tsing Yi said: "My husband will send a carriage to pick me up, I am waiting here."
Xie Chongjin: "..."
He is really not a qualified husband.