Chapter 134: Fraud on the Lake

Mochou Lake, known as Hengtang in ancient times, was located in the west of the Qinhuai River. It was built during the Six Dynasties. It covers an area of ​​dozens of hectares and has been known as the "No. 1 lake in the south of the Yangtze River" since ancient times.

On the shore of Mochou Lake, Xiao Fan and Princess Jiangdu walked slowly side by side. The sun shone on the two of them, and the shadows of them reflected on the ground. The shadows suddenly approached very close and sometimes far away, and there was an ambiguous feeling in the distance.

The owner of Jiangdu County had a pretty face, a pink face, and from time to time he turned his head and glared at Xiao Fan, his thin red lips pouted slightly, and his mouth was yelling in a low voice.

"Idiot! Fool! Wood!"

"What's wrong with the princess?" Xiao Fan suddenly turned his head, looked at the princess' pretty face, and asked curiously.

The princess's angry expression changed rapidly, and instantly turned into a sweet smile, and said softly: "It's nothing, the scenery here is excellent and refreshing. I'm feeling like..."

Xiao Fan agreed with him. He took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and said with a sigh: "Yes, the number one lake in Jiangnan is indeed well-known. When you go to the country and miss the hometown, you are worried about slander and afraid of ridicule, you will forget all of them. It is worthy of its reputation. Don't worry about Lake, don't worry about..."

The princess's eyes suddenly turned on and asked softly: "'Going to the country and missing the hometown, worrying about slander and fearing ridicule'. Fan Wenzhenggong's career was not smooth and he was repeatedly demoted, so he expressed this regret. Now that you are a young man, you are a attendant of the Eastern Palace and a magistrate of the Jinyiwei. You are proud of your youth. Why do you feel depressed?"

Xiao Fan smiled, with a little worry in his smile: "Young man is proud? Haha, maybe it is a young man. He is in his prime and ranked as a fifth-rank imperial official in his prime. He is about to lean on the red and green to enjoy the romantic life. Life is like this, and it is already a great fortune and blessing. What else is there to worry about?"

The princess looked at Xiao Fan in surprise. Seeing his handsome face, there was a hint of sorrow between his eyebrows, which was not like what he said, "Looking at the red and snuggling in the green"?

Xiao Fan turned his head unconsciously under the princess' bold gaze. He was not used to being stared so attentively. The princess's pure and clear eyes seemed to see through all the secrets in the world, which made him feel a little trembling and panic, and he felt naked in front of her. - Of course, Xiao Fan didn't mind being naked. What he minded was that being seen through his heart was more unacceptable than being naked.

The princess's big black eyes blinked twice and said quietly: "Xiao Fan, you have something to worry about."

This is not a question, but a very affirmative tone.

Xiao Fan grinned, but he felt a sense of panic in his heart. He couldn't explain the reason, as if he had been seen through by the princess.

"You have deep thoughts." The princess stared at him, his tone very light and soft: "Xiao Fan, what are you worried about?"

Xiao Fan laughed dryly: "If I told you that the royal army of the court had not yet eliminated the Tartars and the motherland had not yet been unified, and I was so worried that I was so worried, would you believe it?"

The princess shook her head slowly, staring at Xiao Fan, and her eyes were very serious: "Xiao Fan, you seem to have many secrets, and you seem to have a lot of pain in your heart. Xiao Fan, what kind of person are you?"

Xiao Fan was shocked and immediately turned his head and did not dare to look at the princess again.

From her eyes, Xiao Fan saw a strong affection and wanted to understand him in depth and his desires.

If a woman wants to have an in-depth understanding of a man, what does this mean?

How can a beauty suffer if she is very kind?

Can you accept her affection? Xiao Fan was a little hesitant.

Who would mind having more wives for men? Of course, Xiao Fan didn't mind either, but the problem is that his situation is too different from others.

There is a princess Chang Ning at home. Now there is a princess in Jiangdu standing in front of her. The identity of the princess with the thrush will be revealed sooner or later. At that time, both princesses were deeply in love with them. The question is, would Zhu Yuanzhang agree to marry both princesses to him?

The Ming Dynasty was founded for decades, and there has never been such an exception. I believe Zhu Yuanzhang would not agree to make an exception for himself.

This is a very realistic question. If you live up to the affection of Princess Jiangdu, you must challenge Zhu Yuanzhang's authority. There is no room for improvement in the two, and even if you challenge Zhu Yuanzhang's authority, the result will definitely not be successful. How can you face Princess Jiangdu at that time?

Thinking of this, Xiao Fan's mind was calm, and he hurriedly changed the topic and said with a forced smile: "Princess, we have a spring day today, so we don't have to talk so deeply, right? Look at the beautiful scenery, the most beautiful spring is the best for the spring of the year, which is better than the capital of smoke and willows. How can the princess let down this spring scenery?"

Princess Jiangdu sighed softly and said quietly: "It's okay to let down the spring scenery. Xiao Fan, how can you bear to let me down?"

Xiao Fan was silent.

The princess's beautiful eyes were as beautiful as autumn water, and she bravely looked at him and said with infinite resentment: "Xiao Fan, do you know? I have dreamed of you many times..."

"In my dream, I am in prison. You ride a horse and wield your sharp sword. You are brave in millions of troops. The sword is shining with cold light, sweeping away demons and cutting off the iron chains that bound me. Like a fearless warrior, you rescue me from the endless dark cage..."

The princess's eyes were full of blur, and her expression became more and more hazy. She looked at Xiao Fan softly and quietly, telling her girlish dreams.

"...Xiao Fan, I know you are a different person, different from other ministers in the court. You live straightforwardly and sincerely than them. You dare to love and hate, and you have a clear distinction between love and hate. Everything in the world is just a game for you. You are playing this game with your heart. You care about the process of the game, but you don't care about the result of the game. Even if you play it until the end, you will smile at the sky and shout that your life is not in vain..."

The princess sighed quietly: "Xiao Fan, you are so special. How can women in the world not be moved?"

Xiao Fan didn't know what to say. Women in this era were too bound by ethics and were very bold to be able to reveal their feelings in front of them. If she hadn't loved her so much, how could she dare to confess to him without shyness or dignity?

The beauty’s kindness is so great. What else can Xiao Fan say besides being moved?

"Princess, I..."

The princess raised her eyes and stared at Xiao Fan. The affection in her beautiful eyes seemed to turn into thick honey.

Xiao Fan sighed and smiled bitterly in his heart. Is this peach blossom luck or a peach blossom disaster? If it weren't for Zhu Yuanzhang, he would have no obstacles to accepting Princess Jiangdu, but Lao Zhu is not dead yet. Why do he always encounter such things that challenge the emperor's authority after traveling through time? Speaking of the fifth-rank Jinyiwei Tongzhi, there is not much domineering spirit...

"Princess, I... already have a first wife." Xiao Fan said with difficulty.

Princess Jiangdu blinked and said, "Are you talking about Xiao Huamei? Princess Changning?"

Xiao Fan said in surprise: "Do you know the identity of Huamei?"

The princess pursed her lips and said, "Yun Wen has told me, don't worry, he only told me one person."

As he said that, the princess lowered her head, blushed, and said softly: "...I know you and Huamei have spent a very difficult time together. Your affection is stronger than gold, and others cannot shake it."

Xiao Fan nodded and sighed, "Yes, the princess is born with a noble family, and she has never experienced that in the cold winter, Huamei and I were in a broken temple with wind leaking everywhere. The cold wind was so cold that we couldn't sleep. We had to hug each other and keep warm. There was also those penniless days. In order to earn a little money to survive, we had to rack our brains to cheat. Huamei was young, but she had suffered endless suffering. An eight-year-old child who wandered outside for many years and was able to survive by begging and fighting. It was a fate given by God that I could meet her. Our lives were already connected. How could I bear to let her down?"

The affection in Princess Jiangdu's eyes became stronger and stronger. She lowered her head slightly, her face was as bright as peach and plum, and said softly: "I know the suffering you have suffered, and I respect the love of Huamei for you more. Huamei only lives for you, I... like her, I only sigh that I didn't know you when you were in the most difficult and difficult times. You must not know how much I hope to accompany you through those difficult but unforgettable days. Otherwise, how could you dodge your affection for me now?"

Xiao Fan sighed silently.

The princess looked up at him, and a resolute flashed in her beautiful eyes: "Xiao Fan, I can no longer participate in your past. Your future must have my share. Your encounter with the thrush is a gift from God. Isn't it the same with your encounter with me? Xiao Fan, what are you hiding?"

"Do you know? When you rescue me from my marriage with the son of Changxing Marquis for my happiness, from then on, I made a great wish that you would not marry in this life! You are my dream. In the dream, you rode a horse and waved your sword. You are the warrior who rescued me from the dark cage. Except for you, other men in the world can no longer enter my eyes. Xiao Fan, you are the one I have been waiting for. Even if you already have a thrush, you are still the one I want to wait for..."

The princess lowered her head, her face turned red as the sunset of summer. She said softly in a low voice: "I won't make you embarrassed, I...I will get along well with Huamei. Although I am older than her, I will still respect her as a eldest wife and take her as her elder. I will serve her with concubines, and will not mess up the etiquette of the Xiao family..."

Xiao Fan was stunned when he heard this, and then a cool feeling spread from the top of his head to his toes. A princess had already put her posture so low that in order to be with him, she even completely abandoned her self-esteem and identity. How could she suffer such affection? She would hide and dodge again? Is that still a man?

OK, fall.

"Prince, you know, I'm not a casual man, but if you have to be casual, I have to do whatever you want..." Xiao Fan was a little shy. He had no experience in love. After saying this, he felt that this sentence seemed to be very frustrated.

A surprise light appeared in the princess's eyes, and then she lowered her head ashamed and said softly: "Are you telling it seriously? A gentleman should not regret it if he says something."

Xiao Fan nodded and said, "The princess's eyes are as sharp as a torch. She actually saw that I am a gentleman. She has a sharp gaze..."

After confessing her feelings and receiving a response from her lover, Princess Jiangdu suddenly became relaxed, and her little heart suddenly began to beat rapidly. When she thought of her bold words just now, her cheeks became hot, and she couldn't even believe that she would say this. It was not allowed in "The Female Commandment".

Looking at Xiao Fan's elegant face smiling, the princess's heart was filled with joy and sweetness. Is this my beloved person in this life? I... am his wife?

"I wish to be a person who is united and never leave each other forever..." The princess looked at Ding Fan with spring feelings in his eyes, murmured and murmured.

Xiao Fan rubbed his nose and smiled bitterly: "Princess, don't be too busy talking about love. I'll ask you something first. What should I do if your marriage with Geng Qi?"

Princess Jiangdu suddenly lost her pretty face, then bit her lower lip and looked at him pitifully.

Xiao Fan sighed heavily, "Woman, you can do whatever you want for love and completely lose your mind. Reality is just a cloud of clouds...

What should a man do? Just clean up the mess!

Facing the princess' pitiful and innocent eyes, Xiao Fan gave an idea with a depressed expression: "How about this, let's find a chance to control Geng Yu, and then I will hold his hands and feet, you can pour poison on him and kill him..."

"Ah?" The princess covered her mouth and looked at Xiao Fan in surprise, frightened her face.

Xiao Fan explained seriously: "In the Song Dynasty, there was a pair of fairy-tale couples who did this. The man was called Ximen Daguanren, the woman was called Jinlian, and the unlucky man was called Wu Dalang. Later, they finally got married and lived a life like a god... We are following the predecessors and having the style of ancient sages."

The princess looked up and down in horror, then gently hit him shyly and said angrily: "Go ahead! I always tease me and ignore you!"

Then the princess ran away gracefully, and the silver bell-like laughter echoed on the long weeping willow embankment by Mochou Lake, like sunshine spreading all over the ground.

Xiao Fan's lips trembled and murmured with a little sadness and anger: "...I'm serious!"

The most important thing is, what should Zhu Yuanzhang do? Marrying his two granddaughters in one go. According to Lao Zhu's temper, he would probably be so angry that he would cut himself alive, not to mention that Princess Jiangdu also had a engagement with Geng Qi.

Accepting the affection of Princess Jiangdu, you must face these problems - these are all very fatal problems.

By the Mochou Lake, a helpless man looked blankly at the calm lake surface, his heart was mixed, and another huge trouble was waiting for him. Mochou Lake added a lot of sorrow.

When she went back, the princess had a light smile on her face. She was quiet and she jumped like a cheerful bird, jumping endlessly, her pretty face full of blushing and full of sweetness in love.

Xiao Fan also laughed, a little bitterly.

At this moment, he envied the gender of a woman. It was great to be a woman. She didn't have to worry about anything. She just had to throw a problem to the man. Then she was freely immersed in the honey of love, having a fairy tale dream. There were castles, prince charming, and flowers all over the ground. Prince Charming...

The prince charming should consider the food, food, oil and salt, support the family, family harmony, and even more so whether the grandfather in law would kill his grandson-in-law...

Hundreds of years later, people summarized these unlucky things of the Prince Charming into a collective term called - responsibility.

"Xiao Fan, did you really do it when Geng Qi was seriously injured?" Princess Jiangdu's beautiful eyes shone with curiosity.

"It should...right..." Xiao Fan admitted embarrassedly.

Princess Jiangdu blinked: "...and then you blamed this on a monk?"

"It should...right..."

"In the end, that monk was forced to flee by you and wanted by the government in the world?"

"It should...right..."

Princess Jiangdu smiled, laughing with great joy. She sighed with satisfaction, and the affection in her eyes became stronger.

"You are so nice...you are the best person I've ever met."

"I just like you who have never seen the world..."

Xiao Fan accompanied Princess Jiangdu's carriage and returned to Beijing next to a large group of guards in the imperial uniform.

It was not until the princess was sent to Chengtian Gate that Xiao Fan's smiling face had been piled up and he sighed worriedly.
To be continued...