Chapter 270: 270 Hydrangea (first update)
Chapter 270 270 Hydrangea (first update)
After Yuan Zhitong took two sips of hot tea, his body gradually warmed up.
She put down the tea cup and looked again at the bamboo shed where Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen were.
Chu Qianchen and Gu Jue were sitting there side by side. Gu Jue was holding several colorful pheasant tail feathers and a copper plate in his hands. It was obvious at a glance that he was making a shuttlecock.
Chu Qianchen stared at his fingers without blinking, his eyes clear.
The two of them sat head to head affectionately, as if no one was around.
Gu Jue's fingers are fair and slender, flexible and agile, and his nails are neatly trimmed and very beautiful. Whether he stretches or curls his fingers, they have a pleasing beauty.
The colorful pheasant tail feathers made his fingers as shiny as jade bamboo, and the long tail feathers swung back and forth with his movements.
Chu Qianchen looked at it and couldn't help but reach out to touch the soft and shiny feathers again and again.
How could Gu Jue not see the soft smile on her lips? She felt that the little girl's look was exactly the same as the little black cat she had when she stretched out her paws to play with feathers.
After Gu Jue adjusted the position of the feathers, the shuttlecock was completed, and the long feathers on the shuttlecock bloomed like flowers.
Chu Qianchen took the shuttlecock he handed over, held it in his hand and played with it over and over again, as if he was admiring flowers.
Gu Jue said: "Kick it and see."
"I want to keep it." Chu Qianchen put the shuttlecock in his other hand, as if he was afraid that Gu Jue would **** it away, thinking: What if it breaks! This is the first shuttlecock the prince has made for her.
Her thoughts were almost written on her face. Gu Jue laughed and said, "I'll make another one for you. You keep this one and play with the other one."
"Okay!" Chu Qianchen nodded hurriedly and said with joy, "I'll do it with you, and I'll make one for Qiniang."
Rather than saying that she wanted to do shuttlecock, she liked the feeling of doing the same thing as him, even if it was just a small shuttlecock.
The two of them picked out the pieces of cloth, one red and one bright red, and started sewing copper coins together.
Making a shuttlecock couldn't be easier. Children can do it as long as they can thread a needle and thread.
While Chu Qianchen was sewing, he couldn't help but look at Gu Jue's hands and thought to himself: The prince's hands are really skillful, and the stitches are evenly sewn!
Chu Qianchen was a little absent-minded, and accidentally, the needle tip pierced the pad of the **** of his left hand, and a drop of bright red blood appeared on the fair skin.
Gu Jue put down the needle and thread, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped the blood from her fingertips, and applied medicine to her carefully.
After Amber put down the ointment, she silently stepped back. She was already used to it. After all, when the princess made clothes for the prince, she pricked her own fingertips countless times.
Chu Qianchen smiled obediently, her face as pretty as a flower.
Gu Jue had no idea what to do with her, so he flicked her forehead with his fingers and said, "Concentrate."
Chu Qianchen covered his forehead and smiled with a crooked face. He was so well-behaved and cute that he couldn't bear to be criticized harshly.
At this time, Jingfeng came from the direction of the palace, Fu Er said something to Gu Jue, and Gu Jue stood up and whispered: "I'll be back as soon as I go."
Chu Qianchen picked up the half-finished shuttlecock again and waved his hand, meaning, go ahead.
After a cup of tea, Chu Qianchen's first shuttlecock was ready.
Without Gu Jue's absence, she was less easily distracted and could do the shuttlecock faster.
Chu Qianchen happily played with the shuttlecock he made. The tail feathers inserted on the shuttlecock were more gorgeous than the one made by Gu Jue, just like the peacock with its tail spread.
Then, she handed the shuttlecock to Amber.
"Amber, take this shuttlecock to Qiniang to play with. The tail feathers of this golden pheasant are beautiful, and every little girl will definitely like it."
"By the way, remember to tell her that this is the shuttlecock I made myself."
Chu Qianchen smiled sweetly, thinking that she had to make another one and give it to Chu Yunmu after returning to Beijing, otherwise this kid would say that she was partial again.
"Don't worry, Princess." Amber accepted the order, took the shuttlecock, and headed towards the palace.
Chu Qianchen started picking out rags again. The next shuttlecock was for Chu Yunmu. These red rags were not suitable, so Chu Qianchen chose a sapphire blue cloth.
She had just picked out the cloth, when suddenly there was a burst of sound in the front right, accompanied by the girl's delicate exclamation: "My hydrangea!"
Not far away, a bowl-sized hydrangea drew a long curve in the air and flew over quickly. Under the sun, the hydrangea was colorful, and several golden bells on the sphere shone brightly and jingled.
Yuan Zhitong panted and ran over after the hydrangea in mid-air, with a strange light flashing in his eyes.
Chu Qianchen was sitting now. Judging from the momentum of the hydrangea, it should hit her on the head. Even if she stood up immediately, she would still be hit on the shoulder by the hydrangea.
There was a little mud on this hydrangea. No matter where it hit Chu Qianchen, it would be enough to make her lose face in front of everyone!
The girls who were playing with Yuan Zhitong also noticed this scene, and they all let out nervous whispers one after another.
Yuan Zhitong felt a little happy, and while running, the corners of his lips raised slightly.
In the blink of an eye, the hydrangea flew closer, only about two feet away from Chu Qianchen.
Yuan Zhitong seemed to be able to see the hydrangea hitting Chu Qianchen's bun, causing her bun to be messy, her flowers to be crooked, and her face to be discolored.
The next moment—
A silver sword light flashed, as fast as lightning, the sword rose and fell, neatly splitting the hydrangea in half in mid-air. "Bang, bang, bang" sounded twice.
The hydrangea split in half fell to the ground. The bright red hydrangea was decorated with golden bells and red tassels, and was embroidered with carps and peonies with gold thread. It was as exquisite as a work of art.
Yuan Zhitong took a breath of heartache and looked closely, and found that there was a long sword in Chu Qianchen's hand.
Chu Qianchen made a casual show with his sword, and the sword returned neatly to the scabbard on Jiang Yuan's waist.
The series of movements from wielding the sword to sheathing the sword are smooth and smooth, without any sloppiness, and each movement is fast and precise.
Anyone can see that it is impossible to achieve something with just a few years of skill.
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The ladies around were all dumbfounded.
Their expressions were different, some were more frightened than surprised and frowned slightly; some looked at each other in shock; there were also two or three girls in riding clothes who exclaimed "Wow", their eyes bright as stars.
"..." Yuan Zhitong froze in place as if frozen, his eyes slightly opened, looking at Chu Qianchen with an unbelievable look, as if to say, how could you do this!
Her hydrangea!
A faint mist of water visibly gathered in Yuan Zhitong's eyes. His slender body was trembling slightly like a fallen leaf in the cold wind. He was so weak and helpless that I felt pity for him.
It looked like she was about to cry at any moment.
Finally, she took a deep breath and took a few steps forward resolutely.
"My hydrangea..." She bit her lower lip lightly with her neatly braided jade teeth, her eyes half lowered, looking at the hydrangea split in two on the ground.
Her eyes turned red little by little, becoming more and more pitiful and aggrieved.
Yuan Zhitong is really distressed.
This hydrangea was given to her by the queen half a month ago, as a tribute from Yanzhou.
When she was in Qingzhou, she was the daughter of the chief envoy, and everyone held her up and respected her. But after coming to the capital, she realized how big the world was. The Yuan family was really nothing in the capital. It’s expensive, but it’s not from an aristocratic family.
The things she was once proud of were nothing more than that in the eyes of these noble ladies from the capital. She had also seen them pointing at her jewelry and clothes from a distance.
She is the eldest daughter in the family, and her father has never treated her badly in terms of food, clothing, housing, and transportation, but it is impossible for her to be as careful as when her mother was alive. This is the first time for her to have something as exquisite and precious as this tribute hydrangea.
It was precisely because of this that she brought this hydrangea out specially.
Yuan Zhitong leaned over and picked up the hydrangea split in half, and looked at Chu Qianchen again, with a look of reluctance and heartache.
She bit her lower lip again and explained: "Princess, I was just playing with Miss Liu and Miss Li. When I played too hard, the hydrangeas flew over here..."
"I was at fault in this matter..."
Yuan Zhitong looked magnanimous, with red eyes.
Chu Qianchen looked at Yuan Zhitong with a half-smile, "Since you know you are wrong, just step back."
The noble ladies who had just played with Yuan Zhitong were watching this scene not far away. They could not hear clearly what Yuan Zhitong and Chu Qianchen said just now, but at least they could tell from their expressions that their conversation was not serious. Not going well.
A girl in a begonia red riding uniform wanted to say a few words of love to Yuan Zhitong, but as soon as she took a step, she felt her cuffs tighten, and a heroic-looking girl in a purple riding uniform grabbed her.
"**Sister?" The girl in red blinked in confusion.
The girl in purple smiled half-smilingly and shook her head.
Another girl in green clothes took the other arm of the girl in red, patted her lightly, and said in a voice that only she and the two of her could hear: "Little cousin, don't be stupid. Just a minister, you rushed to kiss her Princess, even if you want to be slapped, it’s natural.”
None of the other noble ladies moved, all looking in the direction of Chu Qianchen and Yuan Zhitong.
"..." Yuan Zhitong's face froze again. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Gu Jue walking towards this direction from the southeast, and his eyelashes trembled.
She did not retreat, but took a step further, cleverly blocking Chu Qianchen's sight with her body, preventing her from seeing Gu Jue.
"Princess." Yuan Zhitong called softly, staring into Chu Qianchen's eyes and holding the hydrangea in his hand tighter.
Obviously she was standing now, while Chu Qianchen was sitting, much shorter than herself. He was looking down at her, but at this moment Yuan Zhitong felt as if he was the one being looked down on.
The other party's cold phoenix eyes seemed to be able to see through everything, making her feel that there was nothing she could hide from inside or outside.
Yuan Zhitong's eyes flashed, he lowered his eyes to avoid the other party's gaze, and said helplessly: "Do you have some misunderstandings about me..."
"I don't understand why the princess is targeting me? I shouldn't have offended the princess, right?" She asked two questions in a row, and seemed to think of something, guessing, "Is it because of the Queen Mother?"
"The Queen Mother is my cousin. I respect her, so I go to Shouning Palace from time to time to pay her respects..."
"It's really not what you think, Princess."
Yuan Zhitong talked to himself for a while, looking weak, excited, but strong.
(End of chapter)