On the day of the Qujiang Banquet, since the banquet was arranged at sunset, the emperor only waited for the palace lanterns to be lit up in Qujiang and it was bright and bright, before the emperor set off from the Daming Palace. Empress Yang thought about how to bring Li Sui and Bao to the palace during this period.

Ying had been detained in the palace for too long, and he had to leave the palace today, so he asked the two of them to go back to the Taiwei's Mansion early in the morning to have some fun with their brothers and sisters. It would not be too late to go to Qujiang for a banquet at noon. Li Suinian

Seeing that Queen Yang had improved a lot these days under Qing Zhi's careful care, she agreed. She only told Jiamo and Qing Zhi to take good care of her, and then left the palace with Baoying and a light carriage.

After returning to Taiwei's Mansion, Li Sui took Baoying to Li's Chaolu Courtyard first. He saw that the courtyard was already full of people. When he entered, except for a few princes, the side wives and young ladies in the mansion were not there.

The ladies were all chatting with Mr. Li.

"Aman is back——"

Mrs. Li was the first to see the young lady who turned around the screen and came in. Her gentle smile was even more cordial. Everyone in the room looked over and quickly stood up and bowed. Only the head of Rongan County was a little bit shy.

I don't want to do it at all, but I just muddle along for the sake of face.

"Princess Princess——"

Li Sui smiled and asked everyone to get up, then stepped forward and grabbed Li affectionately, allowing Li to teach her to sit next to him.

When Mrs. Li saw Baoying still standing there, she smiled happily and said, "Baoying, please sit down quickly. Thank you for taking care of His Highness these days."

After speaking, Mrs. Li pulled Li Sui to ask about Queen Yang's current situation. When Li Sui answered her questions one by one, Mrs. Li breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but sigh and murmured: "As long as His Highness is Kangtai and gives birth to the emperor's heir safely, I will

It’s okay to eat fast every day and ask questions.”

After Li Sui felt relieved after hearing this, Mrs. Li told Yin Niang: "Aman likes the almond porridge in the house the most. He hasn't eaten it for more than a month, so he asked someone to prepare it for lunch."

Hearing this, Li Sui immediately smiled and hugged Mrs. Li's arms, and said with both tenderness and anger: "Auntie is talking about my heart——"

Seeing Mrs. Li tapping her forehead fondly, Li Sui suddenly remembered something and said with a smile: "By the way, your Majesty said that a few days ago, the Western Regions paid tribute to Chang'an with twelve camels, and your Majesty also

I ordered four horses to be sent to the mansion, why don't we cook the camel humps to eat, and also teach Baoying and the others to try the craftsmanship of the master Mushajiang in the mansion."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li immediately smiled and twisted the little girl in front of her and said, "You are the only one who knows how to eat it. As soon as the palace rewarded it, you are already thinking about it."

Even though he said this, Mrs. Li was still happy and said: "That's fine, we'll have a lot of fun in a few days."

Seeing Yin Niang accepting the order with a smile, Li Sui glanced at Yang Hongying who was sitting below, with a hint of concern in his eyes: "A few days ago, Erlang came to the palace to visit my sister. I heard Erlang said that sister Hongying has become a general in these days.

Raised."

Hearing Li Sui's words, Mrs. Li's smile dropped a bit. From the corner of her eye, Li Sui looked at Rongan County Lord and glanced at Yang Hongying opposite him with displeasure. His eyes were full of sarcasm and disgust. He noticed that everyone was looking at him, Yang Hongying.

He smiled back as if he had never seen him before and said: "Sister Lao is worried about me, but he has recovered. Thanks to the Ehuang ointment given by my sister."

Li Sui smiled and nodded when he heard this, and Li said with a hint of tiredness: "Okay, you guys should go back and have a rest. Ah Man will stay and talk to me."

After everyone had retreated, Mrs. Li said, "Erlang came into the palace a few days ago. Didn't he offend you again?"

Hearing this, Li Sui smiled and said: "Erlang specially brought me a lot of my favorite snacks. I am happy but it is too late. How can I be upset?"

When Mrs. Li saw that Li Sui really had no grudges, she said, "That's good. Erlang's boy has good character in every aspect, but he thinks too well of people and is too stubborn -"

Having said this, Mrs. Li sighed, feeling resentful and helpless as she held Li Sui's hand and patted it gently: "He is the only one who can listen to your words."

Li Sui heard the words but smiled and said nothing. After the aunt and nephew said a few words, Li Sui withdrew and waited until Yin Niang was sent to Shiji. Li Sui turned his head and said considerately: "Why do you see that my aunt's face is not so good?

Baoying and I will not be able to return to the palace these days, so I have to ask you to accompany me and take care of me."

When Yin Niang heard this, she nodded with a smile and said, "The princess always cares about my wife."

After that, Yin Niang seemed to be thinking about something and added in an incomprehensible tone: "Speaking of which, in these days when the princess is away, Madam Hongying comes to talk to Madam every day, so she is unstoppable."

After hearing this, Li Sui raised his eyes and smiled, and then left with a clear heart. When he walked outside Chaolu Courtyard, Nian Nu just said: "Just now, I heard from other sisters outside the house that Madam Hongying goes there early in the morning according to the time every day.

Greetings from Madam. As you know, Mr. Erlang is benevolent and filial, and would go to Madam's house every day to chat with her. They always meet by chance. I heard that for this reason, the Lord of Rongan County even ridiculed Madam Hongying for having ulterior motives.

Unexpectedly, Erlangjun heard it and was given a few words of reprimand by Erlangjun."

After listening to Nian Nu's words, Li Sui's lips moved slightly. The Lord of Rongan County has been favored since she was a child. She has always been arrogant and loves to show her joy and anger on her face. How can she be Yang Hongying's opponent? It happens that she respects her brother Yang Yan the most.

With Yang Yan's temper, he rarely lectured others, fearing that the Lord of Rongan County would inevitably fall into Yang Hongying's trap.

Thinking of this, Li Sui thought why not add some fuel to the fire?

Thinking of this, Li Sui motioned Nian Nu to come forward and whispered a few words in her ear. Nian Nu was surprised and said, "Wouldn't this make her gain the favor of the princess?"

Li Sui smiled and said nothing more.

When night fell, the Qujiang Banquet was held in the Hibiscus Garden on the south bank of Qujiang Pool. The tasseled silk lanterns with glazed flowers and grass patterns were lit up one after another. The garden was lined with palaces, undulating pavilions, and ancient cypresses.

The old Sophora japonica is lined with rare stone and jade pedestals, golden lin bronze statues, and potted flower stand scenes. Under the light of the lights, it is half-dark and half-dark. The maids are all wearing pink white dresses with gauze ribbons, with their temples tied up high, and their gowns fluttering when they come and go.

, the fragrance is overflowing, making people suddenly feel like they are in heaven or in a dream.

At this moment, the monarchs and ministers by the drinking pool had already finished their third round of drinking. Seeing the pretty daughter on the stage in the distance dancing with a green waist, Li Sui stood up and retreated. In the silence, he looked at the tall and straight figure beside the pool.

, the back figure of a pure and pure temperament, Li Sui stepped forward and called: "Aye——"

Li Zhang turned his head when he heard the sound and saw the girl wearing a moon-green gardenia skirt with sixteen waist-length skirts. Her similar eyebrows made him suddenly feel like he had gone back to the past.

It's a pity that those similar eyes will never smile at him again.

"Aman seems to be a little taller -"

As Li Zhang spoke, he reached out and gently stroked his daughter's hair. His smile became gentler: "After all, what do you have to do with Aye?"

Li Sui smiled when he heard this. He rarely stepped forward to hold Li Zhang's hand and said coquettishly: "It's just Aye. I just need to look at you from a distance to know what I'm thinking."

Li Zhang was very pleased with his daughter being so close, so the smile in his eyes became gentler. He had always seen that this daughter, who was no more than Fang Liuliu, always had a calmness that was different from other daughters of the same age. Although others praised him, he felt that this was not the same.

This is not a good thing. In the past, he was afraid that his daughter would be depressed and bullied because her mother was not around, so he raised her in the Taiwei Mansion. But now he understands more and more that the love of his parents cannot be replaced by others.

Therefore, his daughter's family would act coquettishly, angry, and crazy, but his Aman never made him worry, as if everything was enough to be faced by one person.

All of this was his fault.

"Aye, I'd like to borrow a few people from you."

Borrow someone?

Li Zhang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, looked into the serious eyes of the girl in front of him, and then laughed and said: "Everyone in our Duke's palace belongs to you, after all, who do you want?"

Hearing what Li Zhang said, Li Sui took another step closer. Li Zhang lowered his body in cooperation and listened to his daughter whispering in his ear: "When I went out to go shopping for lanterns when I was a kid, didn't I always send someone to protect me secretly?

I really think they are just right.”

When Li Zhang heard this, he looked at the smiling eyes of the girl Shui Yingying, and immediately understood that his daughter had fallen in love with the secret guard he had trained. He couldn't help laughing loudly, and then leaned forward and deliberately lowered his voice and said: "It turns out that

I forgot to tell you that they have always been yours."

Li Sui was surprised when he heard this, and Li Zhang took out a small and exquisite bronze talisman from his sleeve. Looking carefully, it was carved in the shape of a Luan bird.

"They were originally prepared for you. They have been secretly protecting you all these years, but they have never met you. Take this talisman and you can go to Pingchang Silk Shop in the city to find them in the future. What's the matter?

Just let them do it for you."

Seeing that Li Zhang was so happy, Li Sui squeezed the command talisman in his hand, then looked up at his father in front of him and said, "Aye didn't even ask me what I want them to do?"

Hearing this, a doting smile appeared on Li Zhang's lips. He reached out and rubbed the girl's bun, as if he was still as proud as a child and said, "You are my daughter, so what can you do?"

After saying that, Li Zhang suddenly lowered his body and said with a gentle and different seriousness in his eyes: "What's more, Aye believes that no matter what you want to do, you have your own reasons and your own rules."

Hearing this, Li Sui looked at her father's quiet smile and felt a ray of warmth rising from bottom to top, rising and spreading in her body bit by bit.

At this moment, the father and daughter stopped talking, just looked at each other and smiled, and everything they said seemed to be understood.

In this room, Baoying saw that Li Sui had gone out to sober up but had not returned for a long time. He was worried that he was really drunk, so he got up and took Hui Rong out to search. However, he walked through the corridor and walked to the Yinqu Pool, but he could not find Li Sui's body.

I saw the shadow instead

An all-too-familiar figure was alone at the moment, standing by the pool with his hands behind his back, wearing a dark blue t-shirt with auspicious clouds and treasure patterns. As the cool night breeze blew by, the man's handsome profile became more and more gentle, which made people unable to move.

Open your eyes.

"Madam, you are the Prince of Bohai County——"

Hearing Hui Rong's whispered reminder, Baoying suddenly discovered that just the four words "Bohai County King" could make her unable to help but mention it in her heart. In the silence, she seemed to be able to hear the waves of the Qujiang River beside her.

The sound, and beneath the cover of that sound, was her heartbeat like a drum.

As if by fate, just when Baoying was hesitating that it was etiquette to turn around and return, the figure not far away suddenly turned his head. When he saw her, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled gracefully.

"Precious lady."

As he spoke, Chen Zhiyan had already approached, standing three steps away and bowing with his hands raised. Baoying suddenly felt embarrassed at this moment, but still maintained the usual smile on his face, quietly bowed and bowed in return.

"Why is the prince alone here?"

Chen Zhiyan saw the young girl Rourou standing there in front of him, with the gauze fluttering in the breeze, and she looked like a painting under the lights beside the Qujiang River behind her. In the mist, she seemed to have returned to the scene where she first met in Furong Garden that day.

"I'm here to avoid drinking. If I sit at the banquet for a while, I will inevitably have to drink several more glasses."

Seeing the person in front of her talking and laughing freely, Baoying couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled, seeming to relax a bit.

"I remember the first time I met Mrs. Bao was at the bowing ground."

When Baoying heard the sound, she raised her head and saw the man in front of her, whose eyes were like the stars at night. He looked at her with a smile and said, "It's different from what I usually see."

Baoying couldn't help but blurt out after hearing this: "What's the difference?"

Seeing the girl in front of him looking at him curiously, Chen Zhiyan smiled and then said: "I originally thought that the lady behaved calmly, but I never thought that she would be as handsome as a man on the court."

Hearing such praise, Baoying couldn't help but lower her head, feeling that her cheeks were already slightly hot.
To be continued...