Eastward Flow

Chapter 47

Zhong Lisuo, who was sitting under the cherry tree, bent down to pick up the pastry on the brocade handkerchief in front of him, brought it to the mouth of Crown Prince Su He, and said to him, "How do you think the cherry trees are blooming here?"

Su He opened his mouth, accepted Zhong Lisuo's feeding, nodded, and replied innocently: "It's very beautiful."

"It's also very prosperous, isn't it?" Zhong Lisuo said, and said to the prince with a smile: "You know, the cherry blossoms didn't appear in Yuanzhou a hundred years ago."

"Ok?"

Zhong Lisuo caressed his fingers and said to him, "Cherry blossoms are the flowers of Zhongzhou. A hundred years ago, there was an Emperor of Chu who loved cherry blossoms so much that Yuanzhou City was planted with cherry blossoms everywhere. The plant next to us is the flower that came from Zhongzhou a hundred years ago. There was a whole boatload of cherry trees that came to Zhongzhou back then, but this one survived."

The prince was surprised and said, "That's amazing."

"It's amazing, isn't it?" Zhong Lisuo lowered his eyes, fixed his eyes on the young child, and said, "A seedling has left the water and soil of its hometown, traveled south by boat, traveled thousands of miles, and finally took root in a foreign land. After a hundred years, such gorgeous flowers can still bloom.”

Su He's big bright eyes looked at Zhong Lisuo without blinking, and the gentle young man said softly, "The journey of a single cherry blossom is so far away, how long did it take for the prince from Subei to Yuanzhou?" Woolen cloth?"

"From the north, through the vast grassland, and then to Lanzhou, right?"

Su He nodded, and followed Zhong Lisuo's words: "Then Ningzhou, Zhongzhou and Wanzhou. There are many places I have never seen before. I have been walking for a long time."

"That must be very hard." Zhong Lisuo said, the young child nodded, then shook his head again.

Zhong Lisuo sighed, put his hand on Shizi's head, and asked, "Are you afraid?"

Su He hesitated for a while, finally nodded, and said, "Grandma... is gone." When he left the grassland, he was really scared.

Zhong Lisuo said: "It must be very scary to come alone. Besides, what else is the prince afraid of?"

Zhong Lisuo saw the child's panic, and under her guidance, Su He said hesitantly: "They said that the eldest brother will kill me, and so will the emperor of the Qing Kingdom."

"I can understand Shizi's fear, but hasn't Shizi come to Yuanzhou now? In my eyes, Shizi is like the cherry blossoms that the emperor liked a hundred years ago. It is a beautiful scenery invited from a long distance. Hasn't Shizi seen the emperor before?" What kind of person do you think she is?"

"I dare not look at it." Su He squeezed the pastry, avoiding Zhong Lisuo's eyes.In the eyes of those who went north, Qing's emperor was a demon wandering in the grassland.One more look and you lose your life.

Su He is too cowardly. How dare a young prince have the courage under the oppression of his tough brother?Zhong Lisuo sighed, and said, "It's okay, son, the emperor is a good person. I think she let him come to Qing Dynasty so that he can become a beautiful scenery of Qing country like this cherry blossom."

Su He is cowardly, but it doesn't mean he is stupid. Judging from the fact that he can quickly master Qing Guo's dialect in only half a month, he is still a smart child.

He raised his head and looked at Zhonglisuo with bright eyes: "Asu, are you comforting me?"

Zhong Lisuo shook his head and said, "I just see that Shizi is a little uneasy, so I just want to talk to you. Now that the roots have taken root, don't be afraid. Live well, just like this cherry tree."

Only by living can there be hope.

This sentence, young children have vaguely heard.It was the night when Subei's rebellion broke out. In the midst of the chaos, his mother stuffed Tao Xun into his arms and stuffed him into the sheep pile.

Don't make a sound, don't come out, live.

These were the last three words his mother said to him. He heard the screams of soldiers, the separation of flesh and blood, and the muffled groan of his mother before she died.

Su He heard from his mother countless times that Mingoqi would take his position as a maharajah, and he would die even if he sent it out, and it would be even worse if he didn't send it out.Therefore, he can't take the position of maharaja no matter what. His mother told him that he must hide until after the rebellion is over, and give up the position of maharaja in front of everyone.

He did, so he survived.Although Su He is very timid, he is also very strong.It is this kind of character that makes Nianwang keep him.

Su He could feel Zhong Lisuo's kindness and understand her meaning. He lowered his head, looked at the pastries on the brocade handkerchief, and said, "If you live, you will be like this cherry tree. Opportunities blossom." He looked up at Zhong Lisuo, his eyes sparkling: "Asu, I've survived."

So in this case, there is no need to tell him, he understands.He was just sad that he would never see Grandma again.

Zhong Lisuo's heart skipped a beat when she was looked at by the child's pure eyes. When she heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief and smiled gratifiedly. "Shizi is really a very smart child." And he is transparent, really a rare child.Zhong lisuo didn't expect that he would have such a different harvest just to meet the queen's companionship job.

The more we got in touch, the more Zhong Lisuo was attracted by the purity of him.She was feeling emotional, and heard the crown prince Su He say: "Asu is the one, and Asu is the best person I have ever met, except Grandma."

It is his first partner in a foreign country.Thinking about it, Su He felt better, picked up a pastry, and brought it to Zhong Lisuo's lips: "A Su, eat the cake."

Zhong Lisuo smiled, and reached out to take his pastry. The moment he raised his eyes, out of the corner of his eyes, he saw two figures standing under the cherry tree not far away. His eyes froze, filled with joy.

Zhong Lisuo put down the pastry in his hand, got up, and bowed in the direction of the two of them.Xuan Jingchen, who had already stood there for a while, noticed the young man's movements, and then his eyes fell on the young man again as if he had just woken up from a dream.

Xuan Jingchen saw Zhonglisuo pulling Su He up, the stiff Su He put his hand in Zhonglisuo's palm, and they walked towards her hand in hand.

Xuan Jingchen stood where he was, watching the young man in the green shirt getting closer and closer, until he was a step away from him, he bent down and saluted, "I have seen Your Majesty." Su He followed the salute, but Xuan Jingchen did not respond. When they came over, Zhong Lisuo asked happily again: "The spring is beautiful, did Your Majesty also come to the East Palace to enjoy the cherry blossoms?"

Xuan Jingchen nodded, his eyes slipped from Zhong Lisuo's face, and he looked at Su He who was beside him: "I haven't seen your son for a long time, how is your son doing in the palace?"

Su He nodded timidly, and subconsciously grabbed Zhong Lisuo's hand again.His dependence on Zhong Lisuo made Xuan Jingchen look sideways, so her eyes once again fell on the smiling young man.

"Sir, long time no see."

Zhong Lisuo couldn't help but smiled and said: "To see Your Majesty today is a glorious spring." She said, pointing to the blanket laid out under the opposite cherry tree, she said: "My son and I will meet you in the East Palace." The cherry blossoms are blooming very well, so I made an appointment to come over to enjoy the cherry blossoms. I have also prepared some pastries, if your majesty does not dislike it, how about eating some with us and enjoying the cherry blossoms?"

When Shiguan An saw the lively and energetic young man in front of her, she was shocked. Just based on his appearance, she knew that this was the young man from Lezheng Shilang's family who had caused a lot of rumors.But I didn't expect that he was still such a bold child.

The servants who accompanied the empress during Emperor Zhao's time died when Yuanzhou City was destroyed.Officer An was promoted by Xuan Jingchen from the military camp, so she had never met Emperor Zhao, but she was very familiar with Le Zhengying.She thought a little more about this daring young man in her heart, but seeing the empress nodded rarely, she replied, "Okay."

Zhong Lisuo was overjoyed, and took Su He's hand to lead Xuan Jingchen forward.Su He raised his eyes, glanced at the obviously happy Le Zhengsu, and frowned.

Xuan Jingchen sat across from Zhonglisuo, and saw two teenagers, one big and one small sitting side by side, one with a happy face and the other looking at her timidly.It was Zhong Lisuo who was happy. She took Xuan Jingchen's favorite cake and handed it to her: "I don't know what His Majesty would like. In late spring, flower cakes are the most suitable."

Her eyes were shining. Seeing her looking at her like this, Xuan Jingchen turned to Su He, only to see Su He staring at Zhong Lisuo.Xuan Jingchen hesitated for a moment, then saw Zhong Lisuo put the pastry into his mouth as if suddenly enlightened, took a light bite and said, "Your Majesty, please try."

Xuan Jingchen looked at her for a moment, then reached out to take the pastry from Zhonglishuo's brocade handkerchief, put it to his lips and bit it lightly, and said in a warm voice, "It's very sweet."

Zhong Lisuo smiled and said, "If Your Majesty likes it, use more."

Xuan Jingchen scanned the pastries spread on the brocade handkerchief, all of them were familiar pastries, and she asked, "Xiao Mister, do you like these sweet and greasy things on weekdays?"

"The weather is fine, sweets are better." Zhong Lisuo replied with a smile, but Xuan Jingchen's hand holding the pastry stopped.Xuan Jingchen put down the half-bitten pastry, and chuckled lightly: "What Mr. Xiao said made me think of the late Emperor."

Zhong Lisuo was startled, but Xuan Jingchen continued: "Many years ago, when the late emperor was still the crown prince, he liked to eat flower cakes in spring when he was enjoying cherry blossoms. I spent several years with the late emperor in spring, but now... ..."

Xuan Jingchen sighed, looked at Zhong Lisuo steadfastly, and said softly: "Only when I saw Mr. Xiao did I know what is right and wrong."

Zhong Lisuo was stunned. Looking at the firmness in the Queen's eyes, she felt shocked.She saw Xuan Jingchen's eyes shining brightly on herself, a star screaming crazily in the bright spring day.

In her heart, there is me.

Just this thought made Zhong Lisuo ecstatic.This time, in Xuan Jingchen's eyes, she finally found what she had been looking forward to all along.

So depressing, but revealing a trace of affection.