A breeze swept through the garden of the Su Palace. It had only been a few days, but the bare garden was already green.
In the early morning, Xu Buling finished his morning exercise in the yard and returned to the study with his sword and saber. He sat behind the desk and continued to think about rolling his eyes.
It had been five days since he entered the palace last time. Lady Lu suddenly entered the palace and caught him in the act. Xu Buling thought it would take half a month, but she didn't say anything after hugging him in the carriage. After sending him back to the Prince's Mansion that day, she hurried back to the Xiao family and didn't make trouble for him until today.
Xu Buling was afraid that Lady Lu would lock him in the room to sulk, so he specially went to Jinghua Yuan to visit Lady Lu. However, Lady Lu was sitting at home doing embroidery as if nothing had happened.
He asked if he drank too much when he entered the palace that day. Lady Lu just said that he fell asleep after reversing the carriage and didn't do anything. She told him to drink less in the future. It seemed that the matter should be over.
However, because of this, Xu Buling couldn't go against the wind and go to the palace again. These days, he stayed at home and didn't go out.
Xu Buling couldn't figure out what the Empress Dowager was thinking, but he was sure that it hadn't reached the point where success would follow naturally. At most, she would look at him differently. After waiting at home for a few days, the Empress Dowager seemed to have forgotten about the undergarment and didn't invite him to the palace.
To cultivate feelings, he had to first establish contact. He couldn't just wait at home. He couldn't send pigeons without any communication tools, so he had to find a way to enter the palace …
The early spring swallows were chattering outside the window. When Xu Buling was frowning and thinking, Xiao walked to the courtyard with a cane and said with a smile,
"Little King, Miss Song ran over and said she wanted to see you. Should I let her in or …?"
Xu Buling raised his eyebrows slightly. He hadn't been to the Imperial College for a month and hadn't had a chance to see Song Yufu after Yingchun House. Recently, he was busy with detoxification and had neglected his "girlfriend".
He looked at the pen holder on the desk. A doll was leaning on it with a small note with "Xu Buling" on it. It was squatting there pitifully and almost moldy.
Xu Buling pondered for a while, got up and tidied himself in front of the bronze mirror, took a box of rouge from the cabinet, and left the Prince's Mansion alone …
…
The spring sun shone on the stone lions outside the prince's mansion. The street was clean and spotless. There were very few pedestrians, and only the occasional high-ranking officials and nobles passed by in their carriages.
Song Yu Fu stood alone by the side of the stone lion. She had already changed into a light green spring dress and a jade hairpin was inserted into her hair. Two small and exquisite earrings hung on both sides of her face. Under the spring sunlight, her fair face had a slight pink glow.
She occasionally stood on tiptoe to look through the red lacquer door. Although the door was open, the screen wall blocked her view, so she couldn't see anything.
"Alas …"
Song Yufu sighed faintly and folded her hands on her waist. Her eyes showed a bit of loneliness.
Last time when she came back from Yingchun House, Xu Buling returned the hairpin to her and said that they had settled their grudges. She was quite happy at first because she felt that she finally had nothing to do with the unreasonable Little King.
But a few days later, she felt that something was wrong.
At first, when Xu Buling didn't come to the Imperial College for classes, she thought he was busy. But it had been a month, and she didn't see him or hear any news. It seemed that he had forgotten her.
Logically speaking, the two of them had nothing to do with each other …
But Song Yufu's heart was always empty, and she couldn't sleep at night. She tossed and turned, wondering if Xu Buling was angry and annoyed with her. She wanted to run over and apologize, but she felt that she didn't do anything wrong. She had been beaten and kissed Xu Buling. No matter how big the mistake was, it should have been settled …
If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have asked for the hairpin back …
She didn't know when, but this thought flashed through Song Yufu's mind, but she immediately suppressed it.
The hairpin was left to her by her mother, and she could only give it to the person she would spend the rest of her life with. If she gave it to Xu Buling, wouldn't that be …
Thinking of this, Song Yufu's face slightly reddened, and she quickly dispelled these messy thoughts.
In a few days, she would be going to Mount Yuelu with Uncle Xu. Once they left, they would be far apart, and it was uncertain if they would ever see each other again.
Although it had nothing to do with Xu Buling, she still felt a little reluctant. Thus, she wanted to ask Uncle Xu to help her take the painting away. Even if they were just friends, she needed something to reminisce about in the future.
However, painting required seeing the person. Song Yufu waited at the Imperial College for many days, but she didn't see Xu Buling come over. Her heart became more and more disappointed. After struggling for a long time, she still ran over and prepared to ask Xu Buling to go to Uncle Xu's place.
Of course, she didn't dare to tell him about the painting. Well … she could just say that she would bring him to see the Art Saint. He should be interested …
As she thought about it, she couldn't help but be distracted.
Song Yufu lowered her head and used the tip of her shoe to kick the base of the stone lion. Suddenly, she felt a warmth beside her ear, as if something was very close. She instinctively turned her head, but unexpectedly, her lips brushed against the man's cheek.
"Ah — —"
Song Yufu was scared out of her wits. She hurriedly backed away, her eyes filled with embarrassment. When she looked up, she was stunned.
She saw that Crown Prince Xu, who was dressed in white, was even more annoyed than her. He stood up and took a few steps back. He covered his cheek with his hand and frowned coldly.
"Miss Song, are you addicted to kissing?"
"…?"
Song Yufu covered her mouth and stared at Xu Buling for a long time. Her chest heaved up and down a few times. In the end, she couldn't help but say with a straight face,
"Crown Prince Xu, why are you accusing me first? It's obviously you … "
"You dare to call me a villain?"
Xu Buling's face turned cold. He raised his hand and was about to give her a few slaps.
Song Yufu hurriedly took a few steps back and leaned against the stone lion. Her delicate eyes were filled with embarrassment and anger. She was a little regretful that she came over. She was quiet and would not get angry. She couldn't bring herself to talk about kissing. She could only say seriously,
"Don't touch indecent people, Crown Prince Xu's precious body … Ah … I was wrong, okay … Why are you so unreasonable …"
Xu Buling's eyes were calm. He used his hand to support himself against the stone lion and leaned against the wall. He lowered his head and looked at Song Yufu, who had her eyes closed and her head tilted.
"It's not up to me. Why should I be reasonable? Tell me, how should I repay you for kissing me? "
Song Yufu was a little angry. She wanted to crawl out from under Xu Buling's arm, but she was blocked tightly. She could only stretch out her palm reluctantly.
"I'll let you hit me, hatchet man …"
Xu Buring nodded and raised his hand, preparing to hit him twice.
Song Yufu shrank her neck. She hurriedly closed her eyes and tilted her head, looking scared.
After waiting for a while, he didn't feel any pain on his palm. Instead, he felt something cold on his palm.
"Hmm?"
Song Yufu was stunned. She opened her eyes and glanced at it. She saw a rouge box lying on her palm. It was the signature style of Xianzhi House. The workmanship was very beautiful. Xu Buling had already turned around and walked to the street …
