Chapter 337 – Strange Behavior
The women on the portraits presented different postures, either walking, reading, dancing with swords, or traveling in the garden with their young children, and judging from the women’s playful brows, it wasn’t hard to tell that it was the same person.
Zhao Su looked at these images, the heart gradually jumped up, when I saw the last driving on a horse in military dress, only to see her holding a lance in full vigor, slightly raised eyebrows Lingli sharp, which is full of killing seem to be through the paper straight to!
Zhao Su heart jumped, a sense of suffocation rose immediately after, once appeared in the dream scene is also suddenly clear.
Not long ago, she heard from the emperor after the story of the eldest princess, that night had a dream, the woman in the dream is also such a military dress, in the group of enemies surrounded by fighting, that one after another hissing sound as if in the ear.
The dream overlapped with the portrait in front of her, and the suspicion that she had once had, if anything, fell into place, – she had actually dreamed of the eldest princess!
How could she dream of such an unrelated person? Even the original owner didn’t seem to have much to do with the Eldest Princess.
She couldn’t help but reach out to touch this portrait. Just as she extended her hand, a voice came from behind her, “Stop.”
She was abruptly startled, and her outstretched hand retracted as if she had been electrocuted.
A person stood in front of her at an unknown time. His face was cold, his gaze as sharp as that of the Rapunzel in the portrait, and his tall body covered a large shadow in front of him.
Zhao Su involuntarily took a step back, “Hou,Hou.”
“What is Miss Su doing here alone?”
Zhao Su wanted to ask him!
There is no sound at all, suddenly appeared in front of, do not know also thought that appeared is a ghost!
“I …… party was a little uncomfortable, so I came in to rest for a while. Saw the portrait of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess’s heroic posture, couldn’t help but look up.”
“How does Miss Su know that this portrait is my mother?”
Zhao Su paused slightly, “When I came here just now, the county princess introduced this pavilion, saying that during her lifetime, the eldest princess liked to read here and dance with her sword, and the woman in the portrait is dressed in military attire, so isn’t her identity obvious?”
She felt she answered without a drop of water, but Huo Xiu did not look convinced, his eyes lingered on her face for a long time, then turned to the portrait she wanted to touch.
“Miss Su looks like she feels differently about my mother, and,” here he looks sideways back at Zhao Su, “right now it doesn’t look like Miss Su is the least bit uncomfortable either.”
Under his intimidating eyes, Zhao Su had to admit that she was already a little weak, because she was here alone and had originally made a little mindfulness in an attempt to find secrets.
“I just sat down and I feel better already.” Feeling that it wasn’t a good idea to continue staying, she lifted her steps and headed out, “It’s not good to be away for long, I’ll go back to the seat now.”
Who knows, Huo Xiu’s footsteps made a mistake and blocked her way, “Does Miss Su have any secrets?”
Zhao Su snorted and laughed: “What secrets do you think I can have?”
“At least the you of today is very different from the you I’ve heard of in the past.”
“What the marquis means is that you even paid attention to me in the past?”
“There are only a handful of young ladies from first-class noble families in the dynasty, so why pay special attention to them? There are many legends about you in the capital.”
“Then the marquis really should put more thought on business, a big man, too much care about boring gossip is not a good habit.”
Zhao Su said also put the face square. The end and added a sentence: “Especially when I will also be the queen of the Great Liang.”
Perhaps this sentence is more or less some weight, Huo Xiu’s body is not as straight as before.
Zhao Su saw the opportunity to cross over to him, straightened his waist and quickly walked towards the door.
Huo Xiu turned around and stared at her back until he couldn’t see her.
……
Zhao Su walked out of the library pavilion to the lakeside veranda, only to slow down the footsteps, looked back.
When she touched her heart, it was still thumping.
Previously, I do not know how long Huo Xiu looked there, she tried to recall all her actions, and do not know what caused his suspicion, originally can straighten the chest to the identity of the Queen or quasi-relatives with him, so, like he caught what handle.
Naturally, he with that scene just now is not likely to have any substantial action on her, after all, he lied for fear of not being able to escape his eyes.
In order to avoid misunderstanding, this matter must be eliminated as soon as possible, but then again, at this moment originally should be in the front yard of Huo Xiu, why will appear here without a word? She is from the front door in, sitting on the waterfront can also see the movement of the front door, but she did not see Huo Xiu walked in. Then he entered through the other door?
Knowing that his sister was hosting a female guest here, why did he disregard the etiquette and quietly come here?
……
The emperor summoned Wang Yin in the imperial study, listened to him finish the recent progress of the investigation, then received the dossier he handed over, he sent him out, and then summoned Si Xi.
“How long has Miss Su not been in the palace?”
Four happiness seriously thought for a moment: “There are one fourteen hours.”
He purposely added a little accent on the word 14, which drew a blank stare from the emperor.
Four Happiness does not care, grinning: “I heard that Miss Su is a guest at the Weiyuan Marquis’ residence today, and it’s really good to see more movement between relatives. Small this will go to pass a letter to the girl, ask her to come into the palace to say, the county lord have taken some what delicious treats to entertain her?”
The emperor raised an eyebrow at the dossier, clearly having no opinion.
Four Happiness retreated and left, just out of the door, Wufu led Zhao Su in: “Miss Su begs to see the emperor.”
Four Happiness hurriedly moved out of the way, “What else is there to say about requesting an audience? It’s better to come in good time than in good time, girl please come in!”
Zhao Su also nonchalantly stepped through the door, her mouth called out to the emperor, then naturally and freely walked to the side of the emperor’s imperial case, “What are you busy with?”
The emperor turned his head to look at the four happy, four happy immediately greeted to move stools over, and then greeted under the small eunuchs to serve tea and water.
The emperor closed the dossier, said slowly and methodically: “What are you busy with?”
“Busy to socialize with future relatives ah.”
The emperor listened to this “relatives”, heart also inexplicably close up. Looking at her, he said, “What do you think of this relative of mine?”
“Relative is good, but today almost got into trouble.” Said Zhao Su in the Tibetan pavilion encountered Huo Xiu suddenly appeared to say out, “also do not know Wei Yuan Hou will not think that I have ulterior motives …… of course certainly I do not do the right thing, but I do not have a bad heart, just …… ”
“He suddenly and quietly appeared in the banquet female guests place?”
His words have not finished, the emperor seems to have caught the point, frowning eyebrows flooded with thought, “Qinglian is not such a frivolous person, he restrained himself and returned to the rituals, never do this kind of overstep the bounds of the rules.”
Zhao Su was a bit anxious, “Then you don’t believe me?”
“How could I not believe you?” The Emperor answered her squarely, “I just find this move of his very strange.”