First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

"Blue ice lotus is hard to come by, and usually grows on steep cliffs, places rarely visited by people, and only blooms in ice and snow." Lu Shui said, "Locals in Mangcheng say that if you can pick a blue ice lotus and give it to someone you like, the lovers will eventually get married."

Su Jixiang...

Okay, she was no longer sleepy.

This is not a gift at all, this is another confession...

Su Jixiang suddenly felt that the box in his hand was a little heavy.

"The prince is so kind to his wife!" Lu Shui's tone was full of envy. "This blue ice lotus is extremely difficult to pick. The cliffs in the north are covered with ice and snow in winter. You don't know how deep it is. If you are not careful, you will fall and be dead."

"Have you used your true energy?" Su Jixiang raised his eyes and looked at Wei Ling in surprise.

"No." Wei Ling smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry, even if I don't use my true energy, I can still pick this thing. It's not as exaggerated as Lu Shui said."

"Hey. The prince knows how to comfort the lady." Lu Shui said unconvinced, "Even with my skills, I can't guarantee that I can pick this blue ice lotus. The prince is risking his life!"

Wei Ling just glanced at Lushui, and Lushui immediately stopped talking and lowered her head.

"You go down first." Wei Ling said to Lushui, and he took the lantern from Lushui.

Lushui also knew that he had said too much, so he quickly bowed and turned away.

"What Lushui said is true, right?" Su Jixiang put away the smile on his face and asked Wei Ling.

Wei Ling smiled and said, "It's a little difficult, but you don't have to risk your life."

"Although this blue ice lotus has a good meaning and is difficult to pick, I don't want you to take the risk." Su Jixiang pondered for a moment and said seriously, "I'm not preaching, nor am I ungrateful. On the contrary, this is the first flower I have received, and I am very happy, but I don't want you to easily put yourself in danger for such a thing. If so, I would rather not. Do you understand?"

Wei Ling looked at Su Jixiang's serious expression, and a warm feeling flowed in his heart.

Sure enough, he saw the right person.

Thinking back to the time when I was in Dongdu, during the royal hunting, how many people had to risk their lives to hunt those beasts in order to win the smile of their beloved. It really takes some courage and strength to set foot in the rare garden. How many noble children were injured while hunting such beasts and were carried back to Dongdu. There were also noble ladies who showed off in front of outsiders after receiving rare birds and animals from men, but they did not care about the safety of the hunters at all.

During the last royal hunting he participated in, someone deliberately released the tigers and wild bears from Shangzhen Garden, causing chaos in the hunting grounds. That was the second time he met Su Jixiang. That hunting turned into a tragedy, and many people were injured by the beasts from Shangzhen Garden. A good hunt turned into being hunted.

"If I don't pick her back, how would you know my feelings?" Wei Ling asked softly.

"You put yourself in danger, is that good for me?" Su Jixiang asked. "We shouldn't take unnecessary risks. Even if we really want to take risks, they should be worthwhile. I don't oppose taking risks, but it depends on the situation. Don't do this in the future. If you really see something rare and interesting, try not to buy it yourself if you can. If you can't buy it or it's too expensive, you don't have to have it. If you take me to see it, I can feast my eyes! Same."

"I understand." Wei Ling laughed and nodded.

She looks really cute when she is preaching seriously!

"How long can I see this flower?" Seeing that Wei Ling agreed, Su Jixiang stopped hesitating and asked carefully while holding the box in her hand.

The petals seemed like ice and snow, and she didn't dare touch them with her hands.

"It can stay like this throughout the winter. It will gradually dry up in the spring, but it will still look beautiful. As long as it is not touched, it will always be like this, except that it will lack the outer layer of ice." Wei Ling said, "The layer of ice and snow on the outside of its petals will slowly be absorbed, and it can last for the entire winter."

"No wonder it's so precious." Su Jixiang nodded. "It turns out it can bloom forever, just like an everlasting flower."

"Yes. That's right! The name of the Everlasting Flower is a good one." Wei Ling's eyes lit up and he said, "That's what you mean, so the locals give it as a gift to their loved ones. In fact, it also has another use, which is detoxification. It is more effective than snow lotus. It's just that because it is less than snow lotus, most detoxification medicines contain snow lotus instead of it. After it is dried, the medicinal effect is stronger than it is now."

"You said it can detoxify?" Su Jixiang asked curiously. "Can it detoxify any poison?"

"That's about right!" Wei Ling said with a smile, "So I said it's very rare and worth the risk."

"If you say so, I think the risk is worth it!" Su Jixiang also laughed. "Then I'll put it away. I hope I won't need it in the future."

"Some people will come to our house tomorrow. You can prepare some dishes." Wei Ling held the lantern and pulled Su Jixiang back, saying as they walked.

"Okay. What kind of guest is it?" Su Jixiang asked.

"He's the person I need to win over temporarily." Wei Ling said with a smile.

Su Jixiang was very smart and immediately understood Wei Ling's intention.

These people should be the ones Wei Ling mentioned before, because they can't sit still because of Guo Zhengyi's matter.

"Tomorrow they are also here to test me." Wei Ling said, "So I will also be more eager and enthusiastic."

"I understand." Su Jixiang nodded.

"What about the young man named Ye? How is he now?" Su Jixiang asked.

"His body is still recovering." Wei Ling said.

"Once he gets better, what are you going to do with him?" Su Jixiang asked curiously.

"As you said, give him to Xie Yingfeng for reform. Once he is reformed, let him stay in the army to serve. This will give him a way out and also make him pay for his previous words and deeds with his actions." Wei Ling laughed. "If Xie Yingfeng knew that this idea was yours, I don't know what he would do. Let's just watch him make a fuss."

"This is the best." Su Jixiang nodded.

She walked hand in hand with Wei Ling. She lowered her eyes to look at Wei Ling holding her hand, and couldn't help being slightly dazed.

Habit is a terrible thing. It has only been a short time since she got used to Wei Ling holding her hand and walking forward...

But that's fine too.

Su Jixiang squeezed the box containing the blue ice lotus. She received Wei Ling's kindness to her.

It's just that she didn't know how to respond... She was still a little awkward and at a loss... Let nature take its course, maybe with time, she would get used to having Wei Ling by her side just as she was used to being led by Wei Ling.