Thousands of Miles of the Same Wind + Fanwai

Soon, the hottest midsummer will come.Gu Siyuan doesn't like such a hot summer day the most, so in the afternoon when the sun is the most violent, she stays in the palace and never takes a step outside.But she didn't go out, but someone came to her door.

In the afternoon of this day, the barbarian princess Gerqin visited Chen Palace.

According to the tradition of the Chu Dynasty, the queen has always lived in the Jiaofang Palace.But Gu Siyuan has been living with Zhong Liran in the Chen Palace since his wedding, and has never stepped into the Jiaofang Palace, so the always deserted Jiaofang Palace is not suitable for receiving guests.But the Chen Palace is the residence of the emperor, and it is not suitable for receiving foreign guests.Gu Siyuan had no choice but to move to a quiet side hall to receive Geerqin who came from the Bright Moon Palace.

Today she was wearing a white dress, sitting in the cool hall, seeing the princess walking from outside, she was shocked to heaven.When Gu Siyuan saw Gerqin the few times before, she was always lying on the bed. When he saw her today, Gu Siyuan realized that the woman was extremely tall, even taller than Zhong Liran, who had already drawn a bar. He couldn't help being a little surprised.

Xu Shi received a lesson on etiquette in the state of Chu, and Gerqin managed to integrate into this place.Today she was wearing an apricot gauze dress, jade earrings and hairpins, and bright blond hair tied in her arms. She was dressed like a full-fledged noble girl from the Chu Kingdom.But she is tall, beautiful, and has an air of delicacy that is different from that of the slender Chu people. For a while, it is very hard to look away.

Sitting in front of the small case, Gu Siyuan saw Gerqin come up to him and gave her a slight salute, and said to her, "I have seen Her Majesty the Queen."

This etiquette is very regular. It seems that Gerqin has indeed studied court etiquette well.Such a beauty, Gu Siyuan also felt happy in his heart, so he put on a soft smile and said to Gerqin, "Princess, please sit down. I don't know why the princess came to see me today."

Geerqin thanked her, and sat in front of Gu Siyuan, facing her across the coffee table.She showed a bright smile, and said to Gu Siyuan, "There is indeed something to do. I came here today to thank Her Royal Highness for taking care of me a few days ago."

"I heard from the maids that when I fell ill a few days ago, it was all thanks to Her Royal Highness to take care of me."

Gu Siyuan lowered his eyes and chuckled, "Princess is a distinguished guest of Chu State. Your Majesty and I should treat her well. Thank you." How did nüè treat her.

Although the woman in front of her was beautiful, she was a participant in the war last year anyway.No matter what, Gu Siyuan still remembered this incident.But at this moment, Chu State also won, and now the other party is a prisoner, so she didn't mention it, and just said one sentence, and poured a cup of tea for Gerqin and said, "Princess, do you want tea?"

"Of course." Gerqin raised his eyebrows, his eyes fell on Gu Siyuan's hand pouring tea.Gu Siyuan has a pair of beautiful hands, the index fingers are like green onions, white and delicate, no matter what he does, it makes people feel pleasing to the eye.

Gerqin took a few glances, picked up the cup of tea that Gu Siyuan had poured, and took a sip to his lips, "The tea made by Her Majesty the Empress looks superb, I have to taste it."

After hearing this, Gu Siyuan said lightly, "It's just rough tea, it's not worth mentioning, as long as the princess thinks it's delicious."

Gerqin laughed and said, "Tea is a rare thing in Subei, and such good tea is even rarer. How can it be called rough tea?"

When Gu Siyuan was in Zhongzhou, he heard that many horse merchants would bring tea to the north to exchange goods with the barbarians. Many barbarian nobles liked to drink tea.Thinking of this, Gu Siyuan said, "Since the princess thinks it tastes good, let's take some back with me later."

"Then I will thank Her Majesty the Queen first." Gerqin thanked, then asked the maid who followed behind to hand over a box, and said to Gu Siyuan, "By the way, this is a thank you gift for Her Majesty the Queen. Please don't be disgusted, Your Highness."

I really learned a lot of etiquette in Chu State, and even behaved more and more like a noble girl in Chu State.Gu Siyuan took her gift, handed it to the maid at the side, and thanked her.

Seeing this, Gerqin smiled and said, "Why don't you open it first to see what it is?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Siyuan looked at the box with some doubts.Gerqin suggested, "Before we go north, it's best to open the gift when we receive it. Your Highness, let's take a look first."

Gu Siyuan, "Then I will be rude." She said, and asked the maid on the side to open the box, and saw a palm-sized horn comb with extremely exquisite workmanship.

Gerqin explained, "I came to Chu State, and I didn't have any valuables on me. This horn comb is something I always carry with me. It is an amulet given by my elders. I have never used it. This is the only thing I gave away. It is just right to repay His Highness for saving your life."

She spoke very clearly, but Gu Siyuan understood the value of this thing.Without thinking about it, Gu Siyuan pushed the gift back, and said softly, "This item is too expensive for the princess, and I cannot accept it."

Gerqin smiled and said, "This thing is precious to me, but it is not worth my life. Of course, it is just a beautiful comb to the queen, but it can barely be used. I would like to thank Your Highness, Your Highness should accept it."

What she said was so right that she almost said that although her life was not worth mentioning in Gu Siyuan's eyes, she still wanted to express her gratitude.Gu Siyuan couldn't refuse anymore, so he had to accept the gift.

After Gerqin delivered the thank you gift, he drank a cup of tea and went back.Gu Siyuan originally thought that she only visited once in a while, but on the second day, Gerqin came to Chen Palace to visit her again.

Chapter 35 VII.4

Gu Siyuan actually doesn't like socializing very much, so after his big marriage with Zhong Liran, some unnecessary meetings can be avoided.But Geerqin was considered a foreign guest, and her visit was very sincere, so Gu Siyuan had no choice but to meet her in the side hall again.

At the end of midsummer, the sun was so fierce that it shone obliquely on the promenade of the side hall, scorching hot.Gu Siyuan ordered someone to prepare a mat, spread it in the empty hall, and sat opposite Geerqin across a small table.

All the roller blinds in the hall were raised, and the sound of cicadas came in from outside accompanied by heat, which made people feel dull for no reason.Gu Siyuan was sitting on the small table, his mind was all on the cold ice mirror beside him, quite absent-minded.

There are some seasonal melons and fruits on the table, as well as a pot of sour plum iced tea.Gerqin drank a cup of tea, threw the remaining ice cubes into his mouth, and said, "I didn't expect the summer in Yuanzhou to be so hot. Without this ice, it would be really hard."

Gu Siyuan took a sip of sour plum tea, and replied softly, "Yuanzhou City has always been like this, this year is already considered normal." Last year, there were many severe droughts in middle school, and Yuanzhou City was as hot as a steamer, and it lasted until the Mid-Autumn Festival , are very hot.

Gerqin raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and the brilliance of the green eyes flowed, and asked, "I heard that the emperor of Chu had a summer resort, and he went back to the suburban village to escape the summer as soon as summer came. Why didn't the emperor go out of the palace to escape the summer heat?" "

Gu Siyuan responded lightly, "There are many affairs in the country, and it is not good for your majesty to leave Yuanzhou City with the ministers in a big way. But I have something to ask the princess. Will you take the eight nobles to go hunting in Xilong Snow Mountain to escape the summer heat?"

"Ah, it's true." Geerqin smiled when he heard the words, and said to Gu Siyuan in detail, "Every summer, we go hunting in Xilong and hold a prairie fire meeting."

The prairie fire meeting of the barbarians is similar to the first month festival in Chu State, and it is a very grand festival.Gu Siyuan had read the relevant classics, and now he became interested.Gerqin saw that she was very interested, so he continued, "The Liaoyuan Conference is equivalent to the New Year of Chu State. But we will race horses and arrows, perform martial arts and so on."

"As long as they are 13 years old and have a high horseback, they can participate in the competition." When Gerqin talked about this, his whole body became energetic, and his eyes burst into charming expressions.

Gu Siyuan has never been to the grassland, nor has he ever had the idea of ​​traveling, but in Gerqin's words, there is indeed a trace of longing for the boundless world.

Under the majestic snow-capped mountains, there is an endless grassland.The barbarian youth let his horse gallop on the grassland, chasing a huge sun.The sun was setting and the sky was full of stars rising. They bathed in a sea of ​​stars and returned to the camp at the foot of the snow-capped mountains.

All this is so vast, full of silent beauty.Leaving aside the feud between the two clans, the grassland where the barbarians live is indeed a place that will make people feel refreshed.

From then on, both Gu Siyuan and Gerqin avoided some sensitive political elements and talked about folk customs.The two spent the whole afternoon like this, and it can be regarded as having a happy conversation.

When Zhong Liran came back from the Qianyuan Hall, Gu Siyuan was still meeting with Ge Erqin in the side hall.Zhong Liran didn't see anyone, so he asked the maid beside him, "Where's the queen?"

The maid replied, "Princess Gerqin came to visit, and Her Royal Highness the Queen went to the side hall to entertain her."

Zhong Liran frowned when he heard the words, and muttered softly, "Why is she here again?" Gerqin came to visit yesterday, saying that it was to thank Gu Siyuan for his kindness in visiting the sick, and Zhong Liran knew about it from Gu Siyuan.But it's only been a day, why did Gerqin come to the door again.