The crabapple tree is fragrant in the tent, and the bright moon is in my arms

He Quan's voice was soft outside the door: "My lady."

Zhaoyue looked at Zhu Jing. He finished the wine in the glass, smiled gently, and opened the door.

He Quan came in and hugged Zhao Yue in his arms: "Have you been drinking?"

There was some blame in his light amber eyes as he looked at King Duan Ze.

Zhu Jing raised his hand: "Return the property to its original owner."

Zhao Yue leaned in his arms and nodded, letting He Quan put the human leather mask back on: "My lord, why did you take it off? I was afraid that others would see your appearance and have lustful thoughts."

Prince Duanze listened to the words that he tried to lower but still heard, and the corners of his mouth moved: "Noble Lady Zhao is beautiful and intelligent, and her beauty is beyond measure. This prince admires her."

He Quan then lazily raised his eyes and glanced at him.

"My lord, stay."

They boarded the boat they had come in and left.

In King Duan Ze's eyes, the two figures looked like a match made in heaven.

He still held the wine glass in his hand: "Yuyuan, bring the wine."

The young servant took the wine jug and said with concern: "Your Majesty, the imperial physician has told you not to drink alcohol, so you should drink less."

Zhu Jing didn't listen and took the wine himself: "The king is happy."

He took several sips and looked at the crescent moon in the sky: "He will definitely be happy."

Yu Yuan didn't understand: "Your Majesty, even if you are happy, you should drink less."

Zhu Jing suddenly threw the wine pot to him and said, "I don't want to rest. Row the boat here. I want to enjoy the moon."

"Your Highness..." Yu Yuan sighed, "Master He's happy event, why are you so happy..."

Zhu Jing pretended to be stern and said, "When I get married, you will understand."

Yu Yuan blushed and hurried to row the boat.

-

Taoxi squatted beside the rocks by the back sea, put her hand to her lips and blew a breath, "Where on earth did the young master go?"

She waited until she was sleepy and almost fell into the water. Finally, she saw a small boat paddling towards her and stopping in the lake. A tall figure emerged, but it was not clear.

Taoxi was happy, it must be Xiao Quanzi.

She stood up and waved, but didn't dare to shout. As a result, she tripped over her cloak and knelt by the lake: "Hiss..."

The water surface swayed a few times, and her movements were particularly clear.

Taoxi wanted to get up, but stepped on a stone and fell again. This time it was more serious, with half of his body falling into the water.

Zhu Jing looked at the man who had fallen twice in succession not far away, and was silent for a moment: "Yuyuan, row the boat over."

Taoxi did not cry. When she heard the sound of the boat coming over, she thought to herself that Xiao Quanzi still had some conscience. She would cry and complain when she saw the young lady.

The young lady will be so heartbroken that she will stick close to her to comfort her.

A clean hand was stretched out in front of her. Tao Xi slapped it away and stood up: "My lady!"

A face that looked a little sickly but had an extraordinary bearing and was very wise appeared before her.

The man was wearing a fox fur cloak with a pattern she had never seen before, and he exuded a natural and noble aura.

She was not a little Quanzi, she even patted someone's hand.

Taoxi's face turned pale in an instant. She seemed to have caused trouble for the young master. She could not care about anything else at the moment. She immediately kowtowed and said, "I got lost and walked here. I offended this lord. I will leave immediately."

Zhu Jing looked at her messy skirt and her shivering body. She looked young, but he responded calmly.

He withdrew his hand with a smile on his face.

"But just now, I... I heard you call me young master." He half-squinted his eyes, revealing a hint of malice: "Judging from your attire, you are a maid in the harem. Could it be that your young master secretly escaped from the harem in the dead of night and..."

Taoxi trembled, but her voice was firm: "My lord, you heard me wrong. What I just said was a pig. I raised a pet, but it ran away in the middle of the night. I am just an ordinary maid and I have not yet served the young master."

After she finished speaking, she raised her face again, with a righteous look on her face, staring at the hem of Zhu Jing's cloak: "I will take my leave."

piggy?

Zhu Jing pursed his lips, feeling something was not right.

He also saw clearly the appearance of the maid in front of him.

Her face was slightly round, her expression was forced to be calm, she had almond-shaped eyes, and the tip of her nose was red from the cold.

She would have been able to tell from his clothes that he was different.

But he just pretended not to understand. No matter how embarrassed he was, he didn't shed a single tear and was very polite.

Zhu Jing thought that she must be the maid of Concubine Zhao.

"In that case, it's late at night and the water is cold. Would you like to get on the boat and change into some clean clothes?"

The smell of alcohol on his body was carried to Taoxi's nose by the wind.

She looked up at the man, the emotion in her eyes changed rapidly, as if she was showing disdain: "No need, I am a woman, how could there be women's clothes on your ship?"

He looks righteous, but he is actually a lecher.

Taoxi helped Shitou stand up and said, "I'll take my leave now."

"You." Zhu Jing spoke, somewhat surprised.

He was talking to the maid and showing kindness, so why was he treated with a cold shoulder?

Looking at Taoxi's skirt, water was dripping from it, like a little bird being fished out of the water.

He sighed, took off his cloak and got off the boat.

He suddenly put his cloak on her and said, "You look really ugly like this."

Taoxi was quickly enveloped by the smell of his alcohol, and her face turned pale with fear. When she felt the warmth of the cloak on her body, she bit her tongue and said, "You, I... Sir, you..."

She can't stay any longer.

"I am just a humble maid, I dare not soil your clothes!"

Taoxi refused again, took off her cloak and stuffed it into his arms. Because Zhu Jing stood in front of her and blocked her way, she walked away quickly and bumped into the man with her shoulder.

Zhu Jing nearly fell to the side, but Yuan Zhong quickly helped him up: "Cough cough cough..."

When the man ran away, he asked in a daze, holding his cloak: "My lord, do I look like a fierce and evil person?"

Yuan Zhong curled his lips and said, "What a stupid servant! You dared to throw away the prince's clothes. There are women's clothes everywhere on the ship. It's so easy to find one with just a word from the prince. You are such a shallow-minded girl who doesn't know the power of the prince."

Zhu Jing got on board and nodded: "That's right, I can find clothes with just one word."

-

On a redwood boat.

He Quan hugged Zhao Yue and said, "This road is rarely walked. There are many irises and cannas on the lake. Isn't it beautiful?"

Zhaoyue looked out from the boat window with a small curtain drawn.

The flowers on the water surface are moist and gorgeous, more beautiful than those in the soil, and are surrounded by glowing fireflies, making it look like a fairyland.

She leaned over the small window and said, "It's beautiful, but that's not the reason why you brought me to stay here. Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will suddenly come to Ningzhu Pavilion?"

When he heard her mention His Majesty, He Quan's eyes turned cold. He pressed against her back, put his arms around her slender waist, and peeled off the human skin on her face.

He turned Zhaoyue's face with one hand and looked at him.

"Which is prettier, the flower or... the servant."

His handsome face was so close to her, his warm breath mingled with Zhaoyue's, even his thick and long eyelashes were clearly visible, and he stared at her aggressively with lustful lotus eyes, and whispered softly with his lips close to hers: "My lady... tell this servant..."