Chapter 13: meet
The next day, the eldest princess entered the palace early, so Bai Chu just went to Hexiangyuan to accompany the old lady for breakfast and came back.
Before he approached Wutong Courtyard, he saw a figure standing like a pine tree with a cold air waiting in front of the door in silence. Bai Chu was a little surprised: "Lanchuan?"
The man turned around and bowed his head in greeting: "Lanchuan has seen the young lady."
Bai Chu's thoughts changed, and he suddenly remembered that when she was talking to Shen Yuezhi, she also mentioned Lanchuan once: "Are you here to find me?"
Lan Chuan's voice was calm: "The third young master learned that you are going to leave the house today, and special servants are here to keep you safe."
"In front of me, you don't have to be too polite, just you and I match each other." Bai Chuman moved slightly, and the familiar fragrance curled into the tip of his nose, "Where's the second brother?"
Lan Chuan gave an invisible meal: "Second Young Master has prepared a carriage at the side door, and ordered the servants to come and invite Third Young Lady."
"If you don't want to be called 'I', then you can call yourself 'Lanchuan'." Bai Chu is much shorter than him, no matter how low his head is, you can still see several emotions from her, "You I just met, and besides your master is not me, I always listen to you as a 'minion', I don't like it."
"I don't like it," she said in a short sentence that was both frank and charming, and seemed to be taken for granted.
Lan Chuan's face was still cold and solemn, "Lan Chuan knows."
Only then did Bai Chu show his face, and said cheerfully: "Then you wait for me here, I'll go back and change my clothes, I'll be fine soon."
Lan Chuan kept his back at the door in silence, and looked forward with condensed eyes. Only by looking closely could he find that the awe-inspiring focus in his eyes was slightly scattered.
It was like this for an unknown amount of time, but he keenly heard footsteps coming from far and near behind him, and even in his heart he could calculate how much distance there was still in the other party, but his tall and straight body seemed to freeze. Nor move.
"Lanchuan." Jiaoyin was crisp and melodious.
Lan Chuan lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "Madam, go this way."
From his point of view, he could just see her brocade shoes with treasured patterns and cloud heads, with a small pearl embellished on the front, round and lovely, and the white halo did not stain the dust.
Bai Chu changed into a simple brocade blouse with cloud and wild goose pattern with a wide daiqing neckline and a pair of fronts, and a sapphire-blue inlaid silk gauze skirt, which was long to the ankle, making it easier to walk.
In an ink-blue satin carriage parked in front of the west door of the Shen residence, Shen Yingzhi watched Bai Chu walk out of the door through the corner of the raised curtain, Bai Nen's delicate little face was looking at the carriage in doubt, and she suddenly agreed. When he met his gaze, he was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled brightly, as if he could no longer see other people and scenes, and walked towards him with all his heart.
"Second brother!"
So happy and close.
Shen Yongzhi sighed in his heart: He really shouldn't have promised her this time.
In the trance, there is always a premonition that everything will develop in an unpredictable direction, and it is impossible to say whether it is good or bad.
He was accustomed to holding everything in the palm of his hand to feel relieved, but encountering such a variable out of thin air actually aroused a sense of excitement that he had not tasted for a long time.
Bai Chu and Shuangxi got into the carriage together, she felt Shen Yongzhi's gaze falling on her body, and dark vortices finally formed in her dark eyes.
Bai Chu greeted him without hesitation, as if he didn't realize it: "Where is the second brother determined to go?"
Shen Yuezhi replied warmly, "Where do you want to go?"
"Well," Bai Chu was not polite to him, and thought seriously, "Let's go to a lively place first."
"Okay." Shen Yuezhi nodded, tapped the inner wall twice with his fingers, and said to the outside, "Go to Chenwu Street."
Chenwu Street is a bustling street on the central axis of the entire capital. From the early dawn to the midnight curfew, it is brightly lit all the time, as bright as day, noisy with cars and horses, and people come and go.
Bai Chu is now in a country called "Tianli", which sounds like a fictitious country name in an overhead text, and even the folk customs are different from the ancient times in her memory.
Although there are also standard dogmas that restrict women's freedom, such as women's rules for women, most of them are detailed explanations of etiquette and rules for dealing with people and things, but they don't say where women should go and where women can't get involved, such as strongly discriminatory customs and folklore. regulation.
At least Bai Chu quietly lifted a corner of the drapery, and looked out curiously with a probe, and saw a few young girls with veils on their faces, walking by the carriage with arms in hand, talking and laughing.
She turned around curiously and asked, "Should I wear a veil too?"
Shuangxi replied: "You don't need a young lady, usually an unmarried girl needs to wear a mask when she goes to the street."
"Is that so," Bai Chu looked at her with a smile, "you should have told me earlier, and I'll prepare it for you too."
Shuangxi raised her blushing face and called out a little shyly, "Young madam."
Suddenly, I only heard a long whistle from the horse in front. The carriage stopped after a violent shock. Bai Chu accidentally fell forward under the action of inertia. Before she could react, he crashed into it. A generous and warm embrace, with a clear and clean fragrance lingering in the nose, like a mountain stream and bamboo forest covered with morning dew and mist.
She was startled and looked down at the hand that was resting on his chest, feeling a little numb.
So tough.
She sighed as if unconsciously, and the voice was not loud, and Shen Yongzhi, who was closest to her, heard:
"Cough, cough, cough!"
The second young master Shen, who is in the clear wind and the moon, has probably never been so embarrassed in his life. His white jade-like cheeks slightly flushed with the coughing sound, and even his black eyes that were as calm as a deep pool caused some waves.
Bai Chu pursed her lips and smiled, her brows and eyes showed a little sweetness, she slowly withdrew from his arms, "Thank you second brother."
Shen Yongzhi's brows stretched, and he glanced at her a little helplessly, but he didn't say anything, but turned his head to the outside of the carriage and asked lightly when it happened.
Duanxi said that it was because someone was riding a horse in the downtown area ahead, causing chaos, and even their horses were startled, which caused the shock.
Shuangxi was a little surprised to hear: "Who is so bold?"
This is a downtown area, and there are people everywhere. If you dare to ride a horse in the street, you are not only breaking the rules, but if you accidentally hurt someone, it is a big crime.
Bai Chu's eyes moved slightly, thoughtfully: This setting...why is it so familiar?
Shen Yingzhi saw her frowning in thought, her eyes were soft, and she answered the question circling in her heart with a gentle voice: "In this entire capital, only His Royal Highness Prince An dares to do such a reckless act."
Although there are many people in Beijing who share the name of "playful dude" with King An, no one can match his unparalleled riding skills, and it is even rarer to have such confidence and regard all worldly rules as nothing.
Lord.
Bai Chuxing nodded indifferently, that is, the one outside in the original book was the winner of the last inheritance. As long as she thought of the other party's entanglement with Bai Yinhua, she lost interest.
She wasn't interested, and it didn't mean that King An could die. He raised his voice and asked, "Whose carriage is this? Why, isn't this king worthy of the people in it?"
He didn't hide his provocation in the slightest.
However, Wang An's image outside has always been like this.
Shen Yuezhi gave Bai Chu a soothing look, and called out lightly, "Duanxi."
Duanxi understood and raised his head respectfully halfway up the car curtain, which was enough for Shen Yongzhi to come out, and just blocked Bai Chu and Shuangxi's figure.
"Oh, who is this king supposed to be so clean, it turns out to be the famous Young Master Xiaoyao, then it's not surprising."
An Wang's voice is actually quite nice, magnetic and sparse. After all, the male protagonist's configuration is matched with his arrogant attitude, which is not annoying, but shows a different kind of charm.
Bai Chu heard Shen Ying's calm breath, and said indifferently: "Don't dare, if you offend His Royal Highness Prince An just now, there are so many people coming and going in this noisy market, why don't I bring a gift to the door and apologize to His Highness in person, okay?"
An Wang snorted coldly, "Young Master Xiaoyao is indeed personable, gentle and courteous. Since that's the case, this king will wait for your kindness." As soon as he finished speaking, he ignored Shen Yongzhi's reaction, snorted "Drive" lightly, and let him go. The horse leaves.
Sitting in the carriage, Bai Chuan could hear a gust of wind roaring past outside the curtains, which startled the side of the road with screams one after another.
After a while, Shen Yuezhi bent over and came in. She was worried that Bai Chu would be frightened by Prince An. She was about to say a few words of comfort, but she saw her smile and rolled her eyes, teasing her, "Young Master Xiaoyao?"
Shen Yongzhi smiled and said, "It's a nickname given by others when you were young, it made you laugh."
Bai Chu moved him naturally and poured him a cup of tea: "Second brother, did Wang An deliberately embarrass you?" She frowned slightly.
Shen Yongzhi drank all the tea in the cup with a light smile, and said in a soft tone, "Prince An has such a temperament, and the grudges he has forged will be forgotten when he turns his head, so don't worry."
However, Bai Chu thought of King An's private relationship with Bai Yinhua, so he didn't think it was purely a coincidence that he was making trouble today.
"I think Prince An is a wise man." Bai Chu smiled, "Although he is reckless and behaves erratically, he has no evil deeds. You can still keep your balance, it can be seen that at least King An's restraint is beyond the reach of ordinary people."
Shen Yongzhi's eyes darkened slightly as he looked at her, and smiled softly, "Chu Chu's intelligence is beyond the reach of ordinary people."
"If others praise me, I will accept it, but in front of you, I dare not say that I am smart."
Why did King An just use a sarcastic tone to call Shen Yongzhi the happy son?
Shen Yongzhi was not actually in the capital when he was young, and the world didn't even know that Princess Duanmin had such a second son.
It was he who kept his name incognito, under the guise of "Wang Xiaoyao", went all the way from the county exam to the palace exam, even earning six yuan, and after his name was well-known in Tianli, he resolutely refused the official position granted by the emperor in response to the emperor's admiration and solicitation, and was then forced to Identity exposed.
Everyone understands that it is such a "look at ease".
Originally, when Bai Chu heard this story, she complained that it was really a second disease in contemporary middle school, but when she saw Shen Yongzhi, she felt that it was completely different from what she imagined.
The carriage stopped at Guangju Building, Shen Yongzhi got off first, followed by Double Happiness, she reached out and carefully helped Bai Chu down.
Lan Chuan silently moved behind Bai Chu, silent and restrained, like a sharp blade hidden in a scabbard.
"Yo, your distinguished guest is coming," the shopkeeper wearing a splendid robe greeted him with a smile, "Today, this little man's restaurant is really full of brilliance. Second Young Master, please come here."
"Speaking of which, the third son has just settled in the small shop. Second son, do you want to use the natural residence that is often used, or do you want to go to the third son's Tianhong residence first?"