Concubine Chu's eyes became even colder, but the corners of her lips were still slightly raised.

Chu Qianchen is just a concubine's daughter. Apart from this face, there is no place that can be put on the table. She is just a concubine, and she is not qualified to be a prince and a concubine!

The girl had a vixen's face and had to coax her son to marry her as her concubine.

Concubine Chu stroked her sleeve, her fingers raised slightly, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.

What else did Concubine Chu want to say, but heard the salute of the palace maid from the main hall outside: "Your Highness the Second Prince."

As the words fell, a figure in an apricot and yellow brocade robe walked in.

The fifteen-year-old boy is in his most dazzling age, and his whole body exudes a kind of brilliance like the rising sun, noble and elegant, and majestic.

The second prince Gu Nanzhao walked up to everyone with a smile and gave courtesy to Concubine Chu and others with thoughtful manners.

Gu Nanzhao knew that Chu Qianchen would come today, so he rushed to Zhongcui Palace after class in the study.

"Mother, aunt, cousin Huang, cousin Chen."

When his eyes looked at Chu Qianchen, he could not hide his enthusiasm and joy, and his heart was filled with pain.

After being rejected by Chu Qianchen last time, he became more and more reluctant to leave her.

Her figure made him dream. Even if he fell in love, he would see her back leaving resolutely. Sometimes he would see her walking towards a man who couldn't see clearly in a big red wedding dress.

No matter how he called, she didn't look back at him...

Whenever he wants to come, his heart will be shattered.

Although reason told him that he could not be the concubine as a cousin, he felt that since he really liked his cousin, he should fight for their future.

He took a lot of thought to make his mother mom feel a little moved and said she would consider it.

Gu Nanzhao stared at Chu Qianchen with a bright look. Her cousin must have seen his efforts and knew his feelings for her.

Shen, Chu Qianhuang and Chu Qianchen also returned gifts in turn.

This time, Chu Qianchen called me no longer my cousin, but—

"Your Highness the Second Prince."

Gu Nanzhao was a little injured, his face changed slightly, and he said softly: "Sister Chen, I haven't seen you for a month. How are you doing lately?"

It has been one month since the birthday party of Mrs. Marquis of Yongding. This month is like a year for Gu Nanzhao, and he knows what it means to not see each other for a day, like three autumns.

Concubine Chu watched from the side, and she was even more disgusted with Chu Qianchen. Chu Qianchen deliberately was cold and cold, just hanging her son to force her to marry her as the concubine.

Concubine Chu's dislike for Chu Qianchen suddenly rose to the highest point, and she sent three juniors casually: "Nan Zhao, it's rare for you to enter the palace. You can take them to the Imperial Garden for a walk. At this time, the scenery of the Imperial Garden is just right."

Concubine Chu left Shen to speak alone, but for Chu Lingxiao's sake, she planned to analyze and analyze with her very well, and advised her not to regret it in the future because of her temporary aura.

Shen is also a legitimate wife after all, so why bother to compete with an insignificant concubine?

She is not suitable for saying these words in front of two unmarried girls.

Gu Nanzhao also wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Chu Qianchen privately, so he responded: "Cousin Huang, Sister Chen, I will take you to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the lotus. Recently, the lotus flowers have bloomed, and they have a very styling of 'the lotus leaves are endless and green, and the lotus flowers are different from the sun'."

Chu Qianhuang held Chu Qianchen's arm intimately, "Second Sister, the lotus pond in the Imperial Garden is the best in the capital, you must go and take a look."

The three left Zhongcui Palace.

Gu Nanzhao led the road, walked along the way, introducing the surrounding buildings, and his eyes fell on Chu Qianchen from time to time, with tenderness.

The three of them walked for about a moment and arrived at the Imperial Garden.

In the early summer, the breeze blows slowly by, and the rising sun is bright but not too hot, so it is suitable to stroll and enjoy the flowers.

The air was filled with refreshing fragrance of flowers. Looking up, in the imperial garden, colorful flowers bloomed in bright colors, and the colorful butterflies that smelled the fragrance danced among the flowers.

The handsome young man was walking leisurely in the garden, chatting and laughing, and the elegant trees were in the wind.

Seeing that the two cousins ​​had sweated from their foreheads, Gu Nanzhao suggested considerately: "Cousin Huang, Sister Chen, the waterfront over there is the most suitable for viewing lotus. How about we sit there?"

As he said that, he raised his hand and pointed to a water pavilion by the lake. Seven or eight feet away in front was a small shimmering lake. The lotus leaves were green and green, and pink lotus flowers swayed in the wind.

Chu Qianhuang smiled and said, "It's the most suitable place to enjoy lotus. Second sister, the painting "Dragonfly Playing Lotus Picture" I drew last month was painted in that waterfront pavilion."

Looking from their perspective, the location of the water pavilion seemed to be built on a lotus leaf in the sky, which was so beautiful.

Chu Qianchen followed the host's will, and followed Gu Nanzhao and Chu Qianhuang to the water pavilion and sat down.

The palace maids and servants quickly served them tea, snacks and fruits.

The breeze blows, and the quiet fragrance of lotus flowers blows into the water pavilions.

Seeing that Chu Qianchen had never spoken to him after he came out of Zhong Cui Palace, he clearly wanted to separate himself from him, Gu Nanzhao's eyes turned slightly dark.

Chu Qianhuang took a sip of tea and smiled at Gu Nanzhao, "Cousin, you don't know yet, right? Brother Yi came back yesterday."

While saying this, Chu Qianhuang couldn't help but look at Chu Qianchen. Yesterday, the scene where Chu Qianchen easily overturned Chu Yunyi to the ground clearly appeared in front of him again...

Her sister had many secrets at some point, which made her feel as if she didn't know her anymore.

Gu Nanzhao did not pay attention to Chu Qianhuang's abnormality. He and Chu Yunyi were always close to each other and were excited. "In a few days, I will have time to go out of the palace to see him."

"Brother Yi also brought local specialties from Yuzhou and said that there was a sword to give to your cousin." Chu Qianhuang curled her lips and smiled jokingly, "I want to see it, but he won't show it to me, as if he was afraid that I would snatch it away."

Gu Nanzhao is gentle and kind to the Chu family's cousins ​​and cousins, and said warmly: "If Cousin Huang likes it, just take it to play with it, I will tell you to cousin Yi."

Gu Nanzhao said, thinking about it, and remembered the sword dance in March again. It seemed that Chu Qianchen had changed since that day...

Gu Nanzhao raised his eyes and looked at Chu Qianchen. Chu Qianchen leaned on the railing bench in the water pavilion, looking at the lotus leaves in the lake.

The golden sunlight gently scattered on her body, making her delicate skin as flawless as white porcelain. The black black hair mischievously stroked her cheeks under the breeze, which was clear and charming, giving people a quiet and gentle feeling.

She just sat there quietly like this, which made Gu Nanzhao unable to open his eyes.

His sister Chen is even more beautiful!

Gu Nanzhao looked at Chu Qianchen with a gentle look, raised his hand and made a gesture, and the close-fitting little servant took a wooden box over.

Gu Nanzhao said again: "A few days ago, Kucha, the Western Regions, paid some rare tributes. My father asked me and my brothers and sisters to choose a few, so I picked a pair of sachets."

He opened the box himself, revealing one of the pair of gilded hollow sachets.

The sachet is spherical, carved with cereal and curly grass patterns, and is embedded with night pearls the size of rice grains on the outside, with exquisite and complex craftsmanship.

"Cousin Huang, Sister Chen, this sachet is the most suitable for your girls' home," Gu Nanzhao picked up a gilded sachet to show them, "You can add spices to it and then ignite the spices."

Gu Nanzhao took the fire note handed over by the eunuch, lit the spices in the sachet himself, and then grabbed the gold chain on the sachet in his hand, allowing the sachet to shake back and forth in the air with the chain.

"The Kucha people said that this sachet is carefully designed. No matter how much we roll it, the spice burning in the ball will not pour out or spill out. You can match it around your waist or hide it in your sleeve bag. The fragrance will naturally float and the faint fragrance fills your sleeves."

Chu Qianhuang's eyes lit up and she took the sachet from Gu Nanzhao's hand, "Thank you, cousin."

Chu Qianhuang played with her hands in love, her nose moved slightly, and the burning spices emitted a quiet fragrance through the hollowed-out patterns.

"Sister Chen..." Gu Nanzhao took out another sachet from the box and wanted to give it to Chu Qianchen.

In fact, he originally wanted to give Chu Qianchen one of these sachets and keep one of them himself, but Chu Qianhuang was there, so he didn't want to favor one and the other, so he gave one of them to Chu Qianhuang.

Since Chu Qianchen had expressed his feelings to Gu Nanzhao, he would not accept his things, so as not to misunderstand him. He said lightly: "Thank you for your kindness in the Second Prince. This gift is too expensive and I cannot accept it."

Gu Nanzhao's handsome face froze, and his naked eyes became a little dimmed a little.

Sister Chen is really separated from him.

The little eunuch looked at Chu Qianchen with condemnation. His master was a dignified prince. He was sincere to this second lady Chu, but this second lady Chu was ungrateful and put his highness in his feet...

Chu Qianhuang's expression was also a little stiff.

The sachet that was originally shaking under her palm shook slowly and slowly, and finally stopped in the air.

Chu Qianhuang suddenly felt that the sachet was a bit hot.

She took it, Chu Qianchen confiscated it, and she was in a dilemma.

It’s not about refunding, it’s not about collecting.

At this moment, outside the water pavilion, a palace maid respectfully replied: "The Second Prince, the Emperor, is here."

Gu Nanzhao, Chu Qianhuang and Chu Qianchen subconsciously looked out of the water pavilion, and saw several men walking towards this side in the northeast surrounded by a man in a bright yellow dragon robe.

Beside the emperor, in addition to the eunuchs and palace maids, there was also an old Taoist in a black Taoist robe. The old Taoist was about 60 years old, with gray hair and a silver whisk in his hand. While walking, the whisk swayed slightly in the wind, making him look quite as fairy-like temperament.

Although no one introduced it, Chu Qianchen also knew that the old Taoist must be the Taoist Master Xuanjing.

I heard that Taoist Master Xuanjing has been refining elixirs for the emperor recently, and the emperor treated him extremely politely.

Gu Nanzhao and the other three stood up, walked out of the water pavilion, and saluted the emperor.

"Father."

"See the Emperor."

The emperor was in a good mood and said casually: "No gift."

There were only a few people in the water pavilion, and the emperor's eyes could not help but swept over Chu Qianhuang and Chu Qianchen. He had seen Chu Qianhuang many times, but this was the first time he saw Chu Qianchen.

Gu Nanzhao explained: "Father, today my aunt brought two cousins ​​to the palace to visit her mother. Because it was the first time my second cousin entered the palace, my son-in-law took them to the Imperial Garden for a walk."

For the emperor, the two little girls' families were irrelevant. He was neither relieved nor too lazy to take a closer look.

"The lotus flowers have been blooming well recently, but they are suitable for lotus appreciation." The emperor said, walking into the water pavilion and saw the gilded sachet on the table at a glance, moving his eyebrows.
To be continued...