The core carving was finally carved, and two were abandoned in the middle. The one left behind was one inch long, two and six minutes wide, carved into the shape of a bird's nest. In addition to the grass branches, there were several peony circling among them. The largest petals were as many as 100, layered, showing the carving.

Xie Changyan was illuminated under the lamp and felt satisfied and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After working for several days, I finally finished the carving one day before the birthday of King Yan.

And her originally restless and shaken heart seemed to be removed, outlined and settled little by little with the knife.

Tomorrow will be her first meeting with His Majesty.

Before that, he allowed her to see his ambitions, his worries, his preferences, his talents, and his every effort toward her.

If this is a game of chess, the King of Yan would think carefully, have a clever layout, and is flawless, but unfortunately, if he used the wrong piece, he would almost lose all the game.

Xie Changyan stroked the peony on the core carving and couldn't help but wrinkle his nose with self-deprecatingness.

In fact, where did the King of Yan use the wrong chess piece?

From beginning to end, Xiaoya never showed any ambiguity to her. His romanticism, his deep affection, his ability to attract bees and butterflies, and even the music that is famous all over Kyoto, have never played any of it with her.

And what she saw was his harshness, his contempt, his indifference, and his refusal.

He is such a gentleman with a proper close relationship.

It was her who was fascinated by her talent, and she was blinded by her eyes and forgot about the root of the matter.

So, it was all her fault.

Fortunately, it was finally the cliff that stopped and returned to the right path.

When Xie Changyan thought of this, he turned to look at the "Qiwu Lun" hanging on the bedside, and recited the above sentence "Happiness, anger, sorrow, happiness, worries, sighs, and turns into despair, Yao Yi's state of mind. Joy, it comes out of emptiness, steamed into bacteria. Day and night, and no one knows what it is inspiring." This word simply describes her, who was trapped by love before, and every sentence touches the heart.

At this moment, the maid came in with a box and said, "Girl, new clothes are sent from the palace. Please try it on."

Xie Changyan stepped forward and saw another red dress, but it was much simpler than the last one. It had no embroidery and the accessories were very simple, just a bamboo hairpin.

It seems that Your Majesty wants her to implement the style of frugality to the end.

It's okay. She held the nuclear carving crown in her hand and suddenly looked forward to tomorrow's birthday party.

On the second day, the sky was clear and cloudless.

Xie Changyan got up early in the morning and dressed neatly. When he walked to the yard, the coachman had put on the carriage, and Meng Buli had already arrived. The yellow civet was squatting on her left shoulder, which shocked her.

"Meng Jun... has he adopted it?"

Meng Buli glanced at her, wondering if he had any illusion, Xie Changyan actually saw a resentful look in his eyes. Before he could think about it, Zheng had already finished his dressing and came over to hold her hand and get on the carriage.

The driver drove the carriage, Meng Buli followed the guards on his horse, and Huang Li didn't run away, and still squatted firmly on his shoulder.

Xie Changyan saw his stiff appearance through the curtains and couldn't help but smile. At this moment, there was a loud "click" sound, and the car body shook heavily. Then, the entire carriage tilted, and Zheng was unsteady and suddenly hit her.

At the same time, Meng Buli jumped up from his horse, flew over and grabbed the shaft, and pulled the door open: "No..."

After seeing the scene in the car, his voice stopped immediately, breathed a sigh of relief, put away the nervousness on his face, and helped Zheng get out of the car.

Xie Changyan rubbed the shoulder that was hit by Zheng and got out of the car to check. He had already assembled a bronze chariot and knew all the parts well, so when she leaned over and looked, she knew that it was the Futu on the right side of the carriage that had cracked.

Futu is used to hook the bottom and the axle of the car. Once it is broken, the carriage will be tilted.

The coachman said annoyedly: "How could this happen? I clearly checked it last night! Madam, girl, do you think I will go back to get the guy to repair it now, or find another carriage?"

Seeing that it was still early and not far from Zhizhe, Xie Changyan chose the first one.

Meng Buli and the coachman worked with him to stabilize the carriage, let her and Zheng return to the car and sit and wait, and then stay outside.

As the sun was noon, there were more pedestrians on the street. Some vendors pushed trucks to sell along the street. In addition to their own goods, there were also dogwood straw hats and Kongming lanterns.

Xie Changyan was curious and asked Meng Bu to buy a cup.

The lamp is quite exquisite, with nineteen swallows painted on the paper, which symbolizes the 19th birthday of the King of Yan. In addition to her, many people bought it, and their faces were full of smiles. Xie Changyan saw it and couldn't help but be happy for the King of Yan. Although he had been in power for only two years, he had a very good reputation among the people and was loved by the people. It's a pity that the emperor was about to butcher the knife, and then there will be a fight between the royal family. I wonder if the fire in the city gate will affect the fish in the pond and the fish will affect these common people...

Just as Xie Changyan thought of this, his fingers touching the lamp surface suddenly stopped.

Her eyes flashed a few times, and she reached out to greet Meng Buli again.

Meng Buli squatted on his shoulders, looking sad. He would not move as if he could not move. However, Xie Changyan kept calling him, but he had to go, so he had to bite the bullet and go forward.

Xie Changyan whispered a few words to him, Meng Buli was slightly stunned and thoughtful. Then he bent down to the side of the road, and gently hugged the cat on his shoulder with his hands and placed it on the ground. Huang Li refused to rely on him, and jumped back to his shoulder with a "meow". He had to stand up and return to the front of the car, throwing something into the car inadvertently.

Xie Changyan picked up such things and put them in front of him to look at them.

Zheng said curiously: "What is this?"

"Futu." Xie Changyan pointed it to her, "Look at this section."

Zheng glanced at him a few times, but couldn't tell what he said: "What's wrong?"

"If it breaks naturally, the fault should be staggered and there are burrs. The upper part is very smooth."

"you mean?"

"Someone cut a knife and it cracked half. The remaining half was broken when driving. It was bumpy and stressed."

Zheng was shocked: "Someone deliberately destroyed the car? Who is so bold?!"

Xie Changyan looked at Futu and smiled, "Yes, I also want to know who did it and what the purpose is..."

"How did you find out?"

Xie Changyan lifted a little curtain and turned his attention to the vendors on the street opposite: "Today is Double Ninth Festival, and it is His Majesty's birthday. No matter what the vendors along the road sell their dogwood and Kongming lanterns will be sold additionally."

Zheng came forward and saw that it was true.

"But there is one person, no." Xie Changyan said of the vendor in the corner. The vendors next to him were all trying hard to attract customers with energy, only he leaned against the corner of the wall, looking listless. There was only a truck of oranges in front of him, and there was nothing else. Therefore, there were no customers in front of his car.

"This person clearly doesn't want to do business, and he stares at me from time to time. That's why I thought that he might be here to monitor me. But why did he monitor me? How could he know we would stop here? Unless the carriage was broken, it was man-made. I asked Brother Meng to take Fu Tu to me and find the clue from above."

Only then did Zheng realize that Meng Buli's move to put the yellow raccoon on the roadside just now was to take the opportunity to pick up the rabbit. She looked at Xie Changyan who was so close to her, and felt a little subtle strangeness in her heart again. The determination and calmness she showed when Xie Changyan resisted the order and insisted on bringing her to Beijing was already surprised. This time, Xie Changyan showed keenness and sophistication.

"Then...what should we do?"

"Um..." Xie Changyan spoke long, his eyes turned, and finally turned to Meng Buli on the side.

Meng Buli couldn't help but shivered.

In another carriage at the same time, the eldest princess took Fang Wantong to sit. Princess Huiwei rode a horse next to the car, leaning her head to the car and said, "No, mother, why are you riding a horse with Wanwan? I'm riding a horse by myself?"

The eldest princess smiled and replied, "I'm afraid you will be bored at home for many days, so I'll let you ride a horse for a while and relax."

Princess Huiwei was happy when she heard this: "That's right. Then I'll go run a few laps and see you in front of the palace gate." After that, she whipped the horse and cheered.

The eldest princess watched her back until she couldn't see it, and then took it back. When she looked at Fang Wan beside her, her smile became much lighter. "Your outfit..."

Fang Wan quickly looked up: "What? Isn't it suitable?"

Fang Wan today is not wearing women's clothing. She wears a tall jade crown, a green long robe with small sleeves and leather boots, and dresses up as a man. Because her skin is as white as jade and her eyes are charming, she looks even more enchanting, and she is really as beautiful as spring flowers.

Yan State has an open-minded national style and there is no ban on women not allowed to wear men's clothes. Although she attended the birthday party with this outfit, it was not offensive. The most important thing is that Zhanghua is rumored to be a man-like man and especially loves beautiful boys. And she looks like a beautiful boy who is indistinguishable from male and female.

Fang Wan's move was indifferent. A whisper flashed in the princess's eyes, but she smiled: "Jiayan doesn't like Longyang. If you want to meet his preferences, you may backfire."

Fang Wan was stunned: "It's rumored..."

"Pang Yue's remnant exiled thousands of miles, and he was unwilling to accept it, so he tried his best to dirty him."

"It can be auspicious and good luck..."

"When Your Majesty was born, a master asserted that his life was incomplete, and he needed one water, two metals, and three winds to grow up safely. Two metals are two people with the five elements of metal, preferably brothers. The two metal guards who grew up with Your Majesty died of illness at the same time, and Feng Letian chose these two substitutes from the eunuchs in the palace." The eldest princess said, and glanced at her meaningfully, "This matter is hidden, and even Huiwei doesn't know."

Fang Wan hurriedly said, "Don't worry, your nobleman, your niece will definitely keep her mouth shut." After stopping, she couldn't help but be curious, "So who is Yishui and Sanfeng?"

"I guessed whether it would be the queen after spending it before, but Xie Changyan's five elements are in harmony, and Xie Fanyi, who died early, was the life of water."
Chapter completed!