Chapter 41 Chapter Forty

Send spring back and welcome summer.In order to avoid the summer heat, Kangxi moved into the Changchun Garden located in the northwestern suburbs of Beijing, and I also came to serve.This was hailed by later generations as the first royal garden to "avoid noise and listen to politics". In the tenth year of Xianfeng, after the British and French allied forces invaded Beijing, all the buildings in the garden were burned down. Unexpectedly, I, who was born in the 20th century, could actually see this garden that was infinitely longed for by later architects. The scenery in Changchun Garden is natural and elegant, and the scenery is natural.Quoting the words of Changchun Garden in the history books, "The height of the wall is less than ten feet, the green in the garden is sluggish, and the red flowers are brilliant. The earth and mounds are flat, not the strange peaks and rocks. The Xuanying is elegant, not the algae painting and carving."

The lotus in the pond has just opened its flower buds and is in bud, which is unique.I admired the lotus flowers along the lotus pond while strolling casually.Walking around the rockery, promenades, and small bridges, we came to a lake full of weeping willows. The slender branches fell directly to the lake, connecting with the shadows. A small arch bridge next to it connected the undulating rockery. , The water is diverted down from the mountain, hitting the lake, the water splashes, ding ding dong dong.Surrounded by rockery, willow trees, and arch bridges, it cuts off the outside view, and this place is a small world of its own.

I looked around the scenery, thinking this is a good place.Just a little tired, I sat by the lake and played with the water.Suddenly, he felt a sound beside him, so he hurriedly turned his head to look.The fourth elder brother was sitting among the weeping willows in green clothes, obviously he came before me, because the branches were luxuriant and long hanging down to the ground, and he happened to be wearing clothes of similar color, hidden behind the branches, I didn't notice it.At this time, he pushed the weeping willow away by himself, I was startled, I just stared at him blankly for a while, and he also stared at me silently, after a long while, I realized it and rushed to say hello.

He asked me to get up, pushed aside the branches and leaves himself, walked out, and patted the broken leaves off his body.Since he returned the chain on the first day of the new year, he has not responded for more than four months. He treats me like anyone else. We have never been together in private. He saluted and took his leave.As if he hadn't heard of it, he walked to the bridge pier on his own, bent over and dragged out a small boat from below. It was exquisite, but a bit old. I asked without words: "How does the lord know that there is a boat here?" While playing with the boat, he said: "This is when I was fourteen years old, I lived in the garden with the emperor Ama, and I like this lake. Quiet, the Special Order did it and put it here."

After finishing speaking, he straightened up, looked at me, and motioned for me to get on the boat.I was stunned, looked at him suspiciously, and asked, "Are you sure this boat can still be used?" He glanced at me, ignored it, and got on the boat by himself. He was sitting on the boat, looking at me quietly, his eyes were calm, and he absolutely could not refuse.I hesitated to get on the boat, and wanted to leave, but knew that I would be rejected. I stood there for a long time, but he didn't care, and waited quietly. Finally, he stretched his waist and said casually: "I Go to sleep first, think about it slowly! Call me when you decide to come up!" As he said, he planned to lie down on the boat.I clenched my fist, gritted my teeth, and boarded the boat. Since I couldn't hide, I could only let him go. Is it still afraid that he will eat me?He glanced at me who was gnashing his teeth, shook his head slightly with a slight smile, reached the shore of the lake with his oar, and the boat swung away from the shore.

The farther away from the shore, the denser the lotus leaves. I had to lower my head, sometimes left, sometimes right, and sometimes leaned over to avoid the oncoming lotus leaves.His back was facing, and the lotus leaf brushed past his back, but it didn't hinder him.Seeing that I was in a panic, he said with a slight smile, "I used to lie down on the boat, or you should lie down too." I didn't say a word, I was busy dodging the lotus leaf. He rowed to a place, stopped, picked up the oar, and broke off a few lotus leaves and stalks next to the boat, then put the oar, leaned back, half-raised his head, and closed his eyes to rest .I looked around and saw that there were dense emerald green lotus leaves, and my eyes were full of greenery. I just felt that I had fallen into a green world, and I didn't know where I was at all.The surrounding area is extremely quiet, only the sound of the breeze blowing the lotus leaves.I glanced at the fourth elder brother, his face was half upturned, under the cover of interlaced lotus leaves, half-bright and half-dark, but his expression was extremely relaxed, without the usual sternness.

His expression of enjoyment also infected me, and the initial nervousness gradually dissipated.I imitated him half leaning on the boat, put my head on the stern and closed my eyes.Although there was a lotus leaf above his head to block the sun, he still felt it was too bright, so he got up again, picked up a lotus leaf that he had interrupted just now, put it in the water a few times, put it on his face, and closed his eyes. I can only feel the fragrance of lotus leaves at the end of the nose slowly entering the heart and spleen with the breath.The boat swayed slightly with the water waves, as if it was in the clouds.There is silence all around, which makes your heart gradually quiet down.The cool air on the water and the warmth of the sun are intertwined, just right, neither cold nor hot.

At the beginning, I was still a little anxious, and I took away the lotus leaf from time to time, and looked at him secretly.But seeing him keep his eyes closed, he slowly calmed down in this wonderful summer afternoon, his mood gradually relaxed, even his pores seemed to be slightly opened, greedily enjoying the sunshine, breeze, fragrance, water waves, nothing more Miscellaneous thoughts. As I was half asleep and half awake, I suddenly felt the boat shake a few times. I was startled, and hurriedly took off the lotus leaf and opened my eyes. But I saw that the fourth elder brother had changed his position and was sitting next to my legs, leaning his elbows on the side of the boat, looking at me gently with his head tilted.I hurriedly got up, but when I got up together, I realized that their faces were very close, so I hurriedly lay back.He saw me getting up and lying down again, and couldn't help looking at me with a slight smile on his lips.

His gaze is so gentle and clear that I have never seen before, but I only feel that my face is a little hot and my mind is fluctuating.I would rather he stared at me with those cold eyes, so that I could still think clearly about the countermeasures.But now his gentleness makes me completely out of control.Just like the cold and windy winter, a good cold weather will make you feel extra warm, but you don't know how to dress for a while. Qiangzi looked back calmly, and the two of them stared at each other for a while, only to feel that there seemed to be a lot of things in those usually cold eyes, which made people want to explore and sink inexplicably.Before I knew it, I had forgotten that I wanted to signal him to look away with my eyes, but I just looked back at him blankly in my heart.Shocked, he closed his eyes abruptly, not daring to look again.

Even though I closed my eyes, I could still feel his gaze resting on my face, and I was afraid in my heart, I just felt that I couldn't, I absolutely couldn't let him look at me like this anymore.He quickly picked up the lotus leaf to cover his face, and yelled in a low voice: "You are not allowed to look at me like that again!" When he heard it, he laughed in a low voice. This was the first time I heard his laughter. It was rustling and muffled, and I couldn't tell what it was like.But it is quite fresh, after all, it is not so easy to hear the laughter of this cold-faced prince.He reached out to remove the lotus leaf blocking my face.I hurriedly grasped it tighter with one hand, and opened his hand with the other.

With a backhand shake, he held my hand that hit him, and I was busy pulling my hand hard again.He said: "Take off the lotus leaf, and I will let it go!" I immediately replied: "Then you can no longer look at me like you did just now!" Slowly took off the lotus leaf on his face. He was still in the same posture as before, leaning on the side of the ship with one hand and looking at me with his head tilted, but now he is holding my hand with the other hand, I frowned, glanced at him quickly, and turned my eyes away quickly, Said: "One word from a gentleman, four horses are hard to follow." He let go of his hand.After a while, it felt like he also looked away. Then I turned my head back and said, "Go a little further, I want to sit up." I thought that I would have to negotiate again, but unexpectedly, he moved back immediately after hearing this, although it was not far away, But it's not as ambiguous as before.I was a little surprised, so easy to talk?Sitting up straight. Both of them just sat quietly.For some reason, I no longer had the happy mood I had before, and felt that there was something else flowing in the silence.Busy interrupted the surrounding things, and asked: "Do you often lie here?" He said: "Not often, occasionally a few times! But I check the boat every year to see if it is in good condition." I asked : "I see you like this place very much, why do you only come here occasionally?" After hearing this, he pursed his lips tightly, and the gentle expression on his face gradually faded, and slowly returned to his usual stern look. After a while, he said softly: "Too much indulging in the beautiful scenery will only mess up your mind!" After speaking, he picked up the oar and started to paddle back. This time he asked me to face the oncoming lotus. The lotus leaves rushing towards his face did not avoid or dodge, allowing them to hit his head, his face, and his body.He just rowed firmly one by one, without any hesitation or slowness because of them. I felt complicated in my heart, I just sighed, he is that Prince Yong Yinzhen again! The trip outside the Great Wall has never been as lively as this year. Kangxi brought the prince, fourth elder brother, eighth elder brother, ninth elder brother, thirteenth elder brother, and fourteenth elder brother. I just knew the list, and when I thought of Minmin who was very likely to appear, I thought I would stay in the capital!I don't want to catch up with this trip! In private, he wanted to have a discussion with Li Dequan, but before he opened his mouth, he said, "Don't think about not going this time. You were lazy at the beginning of the year. Now that you are in good health, there is no reason to be lazy." I had no choice but to pack up my package and drive away reluctantly. I said hello to Fourteen, he gave me a cold look, but he didn't let me get up, he kept walking past my eyes.I hurriedly stood up, chased a few steps, and shouted: "Brother Fourteen, I have something to say." He didn't turn his head, and continued walking: "I have nothing to say to you!" I shouted: "It's related to what happened last time, and it's related to Minmin Gege." He stopped, turned around, stared at me coldly and said, "I owe you a favor, what do you want?" I really don't have any temper with him now, so I said calmly, "After the Mongols arrive in two days, they will definitely bump into Min Min Gege. How should we say then?" He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment: "Tell her directly, make an apology and apologize, and say a few soft words to coax her, isn't that all right?" I shook my head and thought anxiously, how could it be so easy?Leaving aside deceit, there is a thirteen involved!But Shisan's matter was not easy to tell him, and he sighed: "I'm afraid it's not so easy to coax!" He sneered and said, "I think your coaxing skills are top-notch, why worry so much?" After speaking, he turned and left. I cursed secretly in my heart, bastard!She could only watch him leave helplessly. Worried, annoyed, and frightened, Minmin followed Prince Suwan Guerjia to arrive.I stood behind Kangxi, looked at Thirteen and Fourteen who were sitting on both sides, thinking that Minmin would come in later, I felt my legs were weak and my hair was dizzy. Being frightened, Fourteen suddenly stood up, bowed to Kangxi and said: "My son suddenly feels anxious, I want to leave for a while!" Kangxi didn't care, nodded casually, and Fourteen quietly exited the big tent without raising his head. The heart I was holding slowly fell back to the original place, avoiding it for a while, at least give me a chance to explain to Minmin.Otherwise, just bumping into Kangxi like this, and Minmin is a person with no capital, once exposed, the consequences will be dire! Prince Suwan Guerjia and the accompanying Mongols saluted Kangxi, and after the guests and hosts were seated, they chatted and laughed one after another.I have been keeping an eye on Minmin, since Minmin saw Thirteen after entering the account, she has not raised her head, and sat quietly with a shy expression.Thirteen, however, didn't realize it, and talked and laughed with Minmin's elder brother Suwan Guerjia Heshu beside him. I sighed, looking at Minmin like this, even if Fourteen is in front of her eyes, she probably won't be able to see it for a while.But thinking about Thirteen's answer, I feel infinitely sad for her! I looked at Thirteen and then at Minmin from this side, and then thought about Fourteen, I was really full of sorrow.His eyes wandered between Shisan and Minmin, and suddenly met the eyes of the fourth elder brother. He glanced at the shy and silent Minmin, then at Thirteen, who was talking and laughing, and then looked at me with a few smiles in my eyes meaning.I couldn't help worrying, he was still in the mood to watch the show, so I gave him an angry look and turned my eyes away. Before I could look back, I saw the eighth elder brother smiling, quietly looking at me and the fourth elder brother. I didn't dare to meet his eyes, so I hurriedly lowered my eyes and looked at the ground. Everyone laughed and chatted for a while, and Kangxi asked suddenly: "Why hasn't Elder Brother Fourteen come back for a long time?" The tent became quiet, and my heart immediately hung up.The eighth elder brother stood up, bowed and replied: "He said yesterday that his stomach was unwell, I'm afraid it's because of his diet recently." Kangxi asked: "Did you call the imperial doctor?" The eighth elder brother replied: "Not yet!" Kangxi frowned slightly and looked at the lower elder brothers and said: "Don't rely on your youth to treat minor illnesses and ailments. Heart!" All the older brothers hurriedly responded in unison, and the eighth elder brother also bent down and said: "My son, remember!" After speaking, he turned his head and told the young man behind him to ask the imperial doctor to see Shisi. Kangxi smiled and said to Prince Su Wanguaerjia: "As I get older, I feel more and more important to keep in good health!" Prince Su Wanguaerjia hurriedly agreed with a smile, and the two laughed and talked about their own diet and daily life. I breathed a sigh of relief, today is safe!