When they reached the imperial garden, the group of young people stopped. Gu Jing said, "What shall we play? We can't just call you out for a stroll."
Someone suggested, "How about a drinking game?"
"Some of the ladies may not be able to drink. How can we play that?"
"Let's choose something that everyone can participate in."
Wei Xing was very enthusiastic. "How about blind man's bluff?"
Gu Jing replied, "That's a good idea. You, Yi Zhici, will be the blind man."
Yi Zhici, who had just returned to the imperial garden with some snacks: "???"
Blind man's bluff is a common game that everyone can play. One person acts as the blind man, with a cloth tied over their eyes, while the others hide within a certain area. The blind man has to catch someone and guess who it is before they can pass on the role.
Yi Zhici resignedly stepped forward, stuffed all the snacks into Gu Jing's arms, and then Zhong Qing tied a brocade cloth over her eyes.
Since Gu Jing wasn't participating and she didn't want to target others, she focused on catching Wei Xing. She remembered that Wei Yuansi was wearing a fur coat made of high - quality fabric today.
She wandered around aimlessly, groping to the side.
Well, she caught someone.
The fabric of the sleeve was water cloud brocade. This kind of material wasn't very precious; officials could afford it. It would be hard to guess, so she might as well just say a name at random.
Before she could speak, she heard a gust of wind whistling past her ear. Then she was pulled into someone's arms. It was the person she had just grabbed; the feel of the sleeve was exactly the same.
... This feeling was a bit strange.
Yi Zhici quietly moved a bit further away from the young man holding her, but she was still in his arms.
After all, the brocade cloth was still over her eyes. She couldn't see clearly and had to rely on the young man to stay steady.
Gu Jing's voice rang in her ear. "Yuyang, are you okay?"
Yi Zhici was very confused. She reached out and pulled off the silk cloth covering her eyes, looking in the direction of Gu Jing's voice. "What do you mean, okay? Just now..."
Then, she froze.
Gu Jing was at least ten feet away from her, and the person holding her... wasn't Gu Jing, but Lin Yuan!!!
Although Lin Yuan was holding Yi Zhici tightly, his hands were proper. His right hand was on her waist, and his left hand was holding her outer arm. He didn't move at all. If Yi Zhici had been sober at this moment, she would have noticed that Lin Yuan's hands were trembling slightly as he tried to appear calm.
Unfortunately, Yi Zhici was doomed not to be calm at this moment.
Lin Yuan was very tall. Yi Zhici only reached his shoulder. When she looked up at Lin Yuan, she could only see his jawbone... because they were so close that Yi Zhici's arm was actually touching Lin Yuan's chest.
This extremely close distance, which would drive her crazy, didn't create much beauty but only made her heart race and her body heat up. Her face instantly turned red.
Yi Zhici involuntarily widened her eyes. Her eyes were already a bit round, clear and bright, with a natural look of innocence. Now that they were widened, she looked even more cute and childish.
Lin Yuan let go of Yi Zhici, his ears red. "Are you okay, Princess?" His voice was calm but a bit deeper than usual.
Yi Zhici was in a daze for a while and finally came to her senses. "What just happened?"
Just as Lin Yuan was about to speak, his words were interrupted by a voice, arrogant and unrestrained, especially when spoken to a group of young officials.
"Yo, it's quite lively here."
Yi Zhici turned her head and saw a young man. It wasn't quite accurate to call him a young man. He was good - looking, with a more delicate appearance, but his figure was definitely not that of a boy. He was at least seventeen or eighteen years old.
He was dressed very华丽ly, wearing a silk robe with gold and silver embroidered ruyi cloud patterns and a Su - embroidered moon - flower brocade shirt, which suited his good looks and made him shine.
There was also a young girl beside him. She was wearing a pair of facing - front feather - yarn clothes inside, a cloud - mist flower - brocade dress with colorful flower and flying - saucer patterns outside, and a brocade fur cloak on top. She was also good - looking, and her clothes were even more华丽.
Yi Zhici wondered why they were dressed so thickly in autumn. Weren't they afraid of getting hot?
As the King of Song in Guyue, Gu Jing should take the lead among the young people. He asked, "Who are you? Why did you try to hurt someone?"
The young man laughed. "I didn't try to hurt anyone. Who's hurt?"
Hearing this, Yi Zhici finally understood a bit. It turned out that this young man had suddenly appeared just now and was about to hurt someone with something. It was Lin Yuan who had saved her.
Yi Zhici put on a serious face. "Oh, it's because I'm good that I wasn't hurt. It has nothing to do with whether you tried to hurt someone or not."
She really looked like a princess and was quite intimidating.
The young man raised his eyebrows. "Interesting. There's only one princess in Guyue, Yuyang, right? Who's that beside you, the princess's male concubine?"
These words were really offensive. A male concubine was a man who relied on a powerful woman through intimate relationships and was always looked down upon. Usually, widows from big families would keep male concubines.
This young man's words were really an insult to Lin Yuan.
Everyone gasped in shock.